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Senior Backend Engineer
Location
Canada
Posted
10 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Backend Engineer
Loot Labs, Inc
• Design and scale the systems behind our products • Lead architecture discussions, ship secure and performant APIs • Collaborate closely across the stack
Job Requirements
- Bring senior-level experience building production backend systems (typically 5+ years)
- Design, build, and maintain reliable, scalable backend services using AWS (DynamoDB, Lambda, S3, AppSync, Cognito, SQS) and SST (v2 and v3), with Infrastructure as Code best practices.
- Develop and maintain GraphQL APIs and application logic in TypeScript
- Lead system design, data modeling, and architectural decisions for scalability, performance, and long-term maintainability, owning solutions from planning through launch and iteration
- Implement robust security, authentication/authorization, and data protection
- Maintain healthy production systems through CI/CD best practices, robust observability, and effective incident response
- Collaborate with frontend, product, and design to deliver backend systems that enable seamless user experiences
- Bring strong product sense and user empathy. Always build with the *why* in mind, not just the *what*
- Proactively communicate, raise concerns early, and solve problems with teammates
- Balance speed and robustness, making pragmatic trade-offs to deliver value quickly without sacrificing quality
- Mentor others, share knowledge, and help raise the technical bar
Benefits
- You'll own features end-to-end and see your impact in days, not months.
- Work alongside people who ship fast and care about the details.
- Take ownership in ambiguous situations and shape solutions collaboratively.
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