Founding Engineer, Backend
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Founding Engineer for backend development in a fan community platform startup. Building scalable solutions towards Series A growth in a dynamic industry.
Responsibilities:
- 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
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


















