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Senior Backend Engineer
Location
United States
Posted
23 days ago
Salary
$146.3K - $182.9K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Backend Engineer
Unqork
• Design and implement scalable, reliable backend systems - from architecture through production deployment. • Harden and optimize the platform for stability, performance, and release readiness. • Lead implementation of backend services, APIs, and data models with a strong focus on maintainability strategies. • Experience in data modeling and working on No SQL database like MongoDB as Unqork heavily uses MongoDB. • Set technical standards and establish best practices across code quality, architecture, and system design. • Act as a hands-on technical leader reviewing code, debugging complex issues, and improving performance where needed. • Collaborate closely with Product, QA, and Design to translate business problems into well-structured technical solutions. • Hands on experience with ability to utilize AI for development and analysis. • Ask the right technical questions early to clarify requirements and reduce downstream risk. • Help define engineering roadmaps, technical milestones, and delivery metrics. • Improve development workflows and processes to increase team velocity and reliability.
Job Requirements
- 5+ years of relevant backend engineering experience building production systems.
- Proven experience designing and implementing complex software systems end-to-end.
- Understands Database Modeling, managing complex Database Transactions, and ensuring data integrity across distributed systems.
- Strong experience with API design.
- Deep knowledge of data modeling, normalization, query optimization, and indexing.
- Experience with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB.
- Experience building REST and/or GraphQL services.
- Strong proficiency in a modern backend language (Node.js preferred).
- Experience shipping highly reliable systems in cloud environments.
- Ability to operate independently while contributing to broader technical direction.
- Experience working across cross-functional teams to deliver complex product features.
- An AI-forward mindset: You are an avid user of AI tools and are passionate about exploring how AI can automate workflows, enhance creativity, and increase your personal impact.
Benefits
- 💻 Work from home with a remote-first community
- 🏝 Unlimited PTO (and the encouragement to use it)
- 📝 Student loan payback program
- 🏥 100% employer-covered medical, dental, and vision options available to you and your dependents
- 💸 Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- 🏠 Monthly stipend toward your WFH setup, vacation, development and more
- 💰 Employer-sponsored 401(k) with contribution match
- 🏋🏻♀️ Subsidized ClassPass Membership
- 🍼 Generous Paid Parental Leave
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