Software Engineer, Collections Infra

Auth21; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cash compensation

Equity

Job summary

Auth21 in San Francisco seeks a backend engineer to design and optimize distributed systems. You will own scalable services and contribute to architecture decisions, ensuring high availability, fault tolerance, and strong observability.

Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript with a solid foundation in backend principles is required. You will collaborate across teams to solve bottlenecks, improve performance, and deliver robust microservices.

Qualifications

• Strong backend engineering fundamentals and proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Curiosity for distributed systems and solving bottlenecks.
• Experience with microservices and scalable architectures.

Skills

Backend engineering

Distributed systems

Microservices

JavaScript

TypeScript

Database performance

Scalability

Reliability

System architecture

Observability

Job description

Requirements:

Requires strong backend engineering fundamentals and proficiency in JavaScript or TypeScript. Candidates should have a curiosity for distributed systems and a grit-driven approach to solving technical bottlenecks.

Key Skills:

Backend Engineering, Distributed Systems, Microservices, JavaScript, TypeScript, Database Performance, Scalability, Reliability, System Architecture, Observability

Benefits:

• Cash compensation, Equity