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Founding Engineer, Backend
Location
Ukraine
Posted
84 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Founding Engineer, Backend
Uptech
• Help scale the platform toward Series A and beyond • Build the future of how the world experiences fandoms • Take full ownership of technical outcomes • Act as the primary technical decision-maker
Job Requirements
- 3-5+ years of professional experience as a back-end engineer or full stack developer
- Strong experience with Node.js and NestJS
- Solid knowledge of PostgreSQL
- Familiarity with NoSQL databases
- Experience designing APIs and data models for high-traffic systems
- DB performance optimization (indexes, queries, schemas)
- Hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services
- Infrastructure as Code with Terraform or similar tool
- Experience building CI/CD pipelines (tests, builds, deployments)
- Understanding of containerized deployments and rollback strategies
- Experience with automated testing (unit / integration)
- CS / Math background
- Experience with feed or ranking algorithms
- Performance optimization: caching, lazy loading, preloading, thumbnails
Benefits
- Paid time off
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development opportunities
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