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UP.Labs

Transforming the moving world, one startup at a time

Sr Backend Engineer

Backend EngineerSoftware EngineerFull TimeRemoteSeniorTeam 11-50H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

Worldwide

Posted

13 days ago

Salary

0

Seniority

Senior

Job Description

Sr Backend Engineer

UP.Labs

Role Description UP.Labs is a dynamic venture studio dedicated to building innovative startup companies from the ground up. Our team thrives on solving complex problems, driving technological advancements, and creating impactful digital products. We’re seeking a highly skilled professional to join our growing team and contribute to our mission of launching the next wave of successful startups. You will design, build, and scale backend systems that power new venture products, translating business needs into reliable APIs and services. You will strengthen delivery by partnering on cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices to improve performance, security, and operational excellence. - Design, implement, and maintain backend services and APIs that support product features and integrate with internal and external systems. - Build and optimize data models and queries to ensure consistent performance, reliability, and data integrity. - Contribute to DevOps and cloud infrastructure practices, including deployments, automation, monitoring, and incident response. - Collaborate closely with product and engineering partners to scope work, ship iteratively, and uphold quality through code reviews and testing. Qualifications - Strong backend engineering experience delivering production services with clear ownership for reliability, maintainability, and performance. - Proficiency building services with Node and Typescript, including modern API design and service-to-service communication. - Proficiency building services and automation with Python. - Experience using PostgreSQL in production, including schema design, query optimization, and troubleshooting. - Experience designing and operating cloud infrastructure and automation with Terraform. - Familiarity running and maintaining workloads on Kubernetes. Preferred Skills - Experience working with GCP. - Experience building services with .NET Core. Company Description We build high-growth technology startups that enable faster, cleaner, and safer movement of people and goods. Our vision is to transform the moving world by pairing leading corporations and entrepreneurs with a proven methodology for launching and scaling software and hardware companies. We work with corporate investors over a multi-year period to launch a portfolio of mobility-focused ventures. Our team is dedicated to the first year of a new venture’s life cycle, from ideation to minimum viable product build (and beyond) to recruiting and hiring the full-time team who will scale the business. Location Remote

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