Software Engineer, Backend at Common Room

Feedinkoo: Remote Jobs; United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Remote stipend

Work-from-home support

Unlimited paid time off

Paid company holidays

401(k) self-contribution

Paid family leave

Job summary

Feedinkoo is seeking a backend engineer to build scalable APIs that power customer solutions. You will own backend features end‑to‑end, ensure systems are efficient and reliable, and collaborate with frontend engineers to deliver robust product experiences.

In a fast‑growing startup, you’ll contribute to impactful initiatives, maintain core infrastructure, and work remotely from the United States with competitive compensation, comprehensive health coverage, and a monthly remote stipend.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Independent worker who seeks help when necessary.
• Strong ownership of large backend projects and ability to make trade-off decisions.
• Collaborative experience with application and front‑end engineers.
• Good judgment on tools and trade‑offs; prefer supported, stable technologies.
• Experience designing systems around customer problems with simple, elegant solutions.
• Awareness of observability, SLA, scalability implications without premature optimization.
• Comfortable with AWS, PostgreSQL and Node.js/TypeScript.
• Ability to manage time and priorities sustainably.
• Commitment to pride, ownership and accountability in work.

Responsibilities

• Build APIs that other engineers can use to solve customer problems in the product.
• Ensure systems are efficient, scalable and reliable.
• Own and execute backend features independently.
• Identify and participate in important company‑building initiatives needed by a fast‑growing startup.
• Maintain core internal capabilities, infrastructure and systems to serve customers and the team.

Skills

Software engineering

Ownership

Collaboration

Observability

Time management

Customer-focused design

Independent worker

Tools

Node.js/TypeScript

PostgreSQL

AWS

Job description

Responsibilities

• Build APIs that other engineers can use to solve customer problems in the product.
• Ensure systems are efficient, scalable and reliable.
• Own and execute backend features independently.
• Identify and participate in important company‑building initiatives needed by a fast‑growing startup.
• Maintain core internal capabilities, infrastructure and systems to serve customers and the team.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Independent worker who seeks help when necessary.
• Strong ownership of large backend projects and ability to make trade‑off decisions.
• Collaborative experience with application and front‑end engineers.
• Good judgment on tools and trade‑offs; prefer supported, stable technologies.
• Experience designing systems around customer problems with simple, elegant solutions.
• Awareness of observability, SLA, scalability implications without premature optimization.
• Comfortable with AWS, PostgreSQL and Node.js (or TypeScript).
• Ability to manage time and priorities sustainably.
• Commitment to pride, ownership and accountability in work.

Benefits & Compensation

• Base salary $150,000–$210,000 + equity, depending on experience.
• Competitive health insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, HSA and FSA.
• Company pays 100% of employee premium and 50% of dependents’ premium.
• Unlimited paid time off.
• Paid company holidays.
• Work‑from‑home policy with laptop and home‑office support.
• Monthly remote stipend.
• 401(k) self‑contribution.
• Paid family leave.
• Opportunity to join a diverse, passionate team.

Common Room provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.