Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Cabana; United States; On-site; USD 190,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Backend to design and operate scalable systems that power infrastructure for a rapidly growing product. This remote role allows you to take ownership of complex problems, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and make a direct impact on customer outcomes. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in backend systems, strong skills in typescript and node.js, and a commitment to high ownership and performance. Compensation ranges from $190,000 to $220,000 plus equity.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend software engineering experience in production environments.
• Strong experience building and operating scalable systems end-to-end.
• Ability to take ownership of complex technical problems and deliver independently.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate scalable backend systems in production.
• Own business-critical infrastructure that impacts product performance.
• Work closely with product, data, and engineering teams to deliver solutions.

Skills

Typescript

Node.js

Backend systems design

Scalable systems

Problem ownership

System design

Production environments

Job description

Senior Software Engineer, Backend (typescript, node.js)

We’re hiring a senior backend engineer to join a high-performing engineering team building critical infrastructure powering a rapidly scaling product used by tens of thousands of businesses. This role focuses on designing and operating reliable backend systems that directly drive customer outcomes and business growth.

This is a high-ownership role where you’ll work on production systems at scale, owning problems end-to-end and contributing to core platform architecture.

What you’ll work on

• design, build, and operate scalable backend systems in production
• own business-critical infrastructure that directly impacts product performance and reliability
• work closely with product, data, and engineering teams to deliver end-to-end solutions
• improve system architecture, performance, and reliability across core services
• contribute to technical direction and help scale backend systems to support rapid growth
• 5+ years of backend software engineering experience in production environments
• strong experience building and operating scalable systems end-to-end
• strong proficiency in typescript and node.js
• experience working on high-scale, customer-facing products
• ability to take ownership of complex technical problems and deliver independently
• strong engineering fundamentals, system design skills, and product thinking
• product-focused engineering team with high ownership and autonomy
• engineers work on systems that directly impact business growth and customer outcomes
• fast-scaling company with strong product-market fit and rapid adoption
• collaborative, high-talent-density team from top technology companies

Location

remote (united states or canada)

Compensation

$190,000 – $220,000 base + equity

• full-time position
• no visa sponsorship available