Senior Node.js Engineer — Scalable Backend for Impact

Atomic - Remote Jobs; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in startup

PTO and comprehensive benefits

Remote-first culture

Job summary

Atomic, a venture-backed remote-first startup, is seeking an experienced software engineer to own and scale backend systems. The role emphasizes architecture, security, and end-to-end delivery across a globally distributed team.

The candidate will lead critical features, collaborate with product, design, and data teams, and work with a small team on full-stack development for backend and frontend components.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience as a software engineer with end-to-end project leadership.
• Expertise in designing scalable and reliable software systems.
• Strong backend foundation with Node.js and cloud technologies (AWS or similar).

Responsibilities

• Own design, implement, and scale core backend systems and data pipelines.
• Lead end-to-end development for platform features ensuring quality and performance.
• Define architecture and standards for identity management, security, and API integrations.
• Promote reliability engineering, DevOps, and infrastructure-as-code practices.

Skills

Leadership

System architecture

Backend development

Cloud technologies

Tools

Node.js

AWS

Identity verification

Job description

Atomic, a venture-backed remote-first startup, is seeking an experienced software engineer to own and scale backend systems. The role emphasizes architecture, security, and end-to-end delivery across a globally distributed team.

The candidate will lead critical features, collaborate with product, design, and data teams, and work with a small team on full-stack development for backend and frontend components.