Senior Backend Engineer

Responsibilities
What You’ll Be Doing

Holistic Product Oversight: Understand the entire product lifecycle across different departments. You will be expected to touch on all product aspects, from technical features to commercial considerations, ensuring customer needs are prioritized and addressed. There will be a lot of development work across various microservices.
Cross-Departmental Communication: You will work closely with developers, product managers, and sales teams to relay customer feedback and translate it into actionable internal objectives.
Technical Initiative: Drive technical improvements and initiatives related to product infrastructure, performance, and feature sets, ensuring the product remains scalable and robust based on customer demands.
Independent & Collaborative Leadership: Collaborate effectively across departments and demonstrate the ability to lead initiatives independently, ensuring progress aligns with customer expectations and company goals.
Customer-Centric Focus: Always prioritize customer needs and pain points. You will advocate for the customer’s voice in all product decisions, from functionality to performance.

Requirements
What We’re Looking For

5+ years of experience in backend development, with a strong focus on customer-centric products.
Proficiency in Node.js and TypeScript, or other relevant backend languages.
Deep understanding of backend architecture, including microservices, API design, and design patterns.
Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, and their associated services (e.g., serverless computing, databases).
AI-First Approach – Active and proficient use of AI tools (e.g., Copilot, LLMs) to streamline coding practices, accelerate learning curves, and optimize workflows.
Proven problem-solving abilities with a track record of delivering performant, scalable solutions.
Excellent collaboration and communication skills, working effectively with globally distributed teams.
Experience in agile development practices and CI/CD pipelines.