Senior Backend Engineer

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Senior Backend Engineer scaling Node.js and TypeScript infrastructure for Fundraise Up’s global nonprofit fundraising platform. Building reliable services, product features, and high-throughput data systems.

Responsibilities:

  • Design, build, and maintain clean, efficient, and scalable backend services in Node.js and TypeScript
  • Develop new product features from concept to deployment with product managers and frontend engineers
  • Own key parts of the backend architecture and make decisions improving performance, reliability, and security
  • Write comprehensive unit tests and conduct code reviews
  • Identify and implement system improvements and refactor legacy code
  • Mentor others and share engineering expertise
  • Actively use AI in day-to-day work and identify opportunities for AI to improve processes

Requirements:

  • 7+ years of backend development experience, preferably in a product-driven environment
  • Strong hands-on experience with Node.js and modern frameworks such as Koa or NestJS
  • Deep expertise in TypeScript, including advanced typing and module systems
  • Solid experience with MongoDB or other NoSQL databases
  • Familiarity with event-driven architecture using Kafka, RabbitMQ, or Bull/Redis
  • Hands-on experience with ClickHouse or similar analytics databases and Elasticsearch
  • Strong understanding of system design, clean architecture principles, and performance optimization
  • Ability to work independently, take ownership, and complete projects
  • Comfortable working within a Russian-speaking team
  • Meaningful existing use of AI in day-to-day work
  • Prior remote-first/global distributed-team experience, performance monitoring and observability tools, nonprofit technology interest, and hypothesis-driven communication are nice to have

Benefits:

  • Equity options
  • Private medical insurance for the employee and their family
  • 23 paid vacation days per year
  • 11 paid public holidays per year
  • 5 company-paid sick leave days
  • English learning courses
  • Relevant professional education
  • Gym or swimming pool
  • Home Office Setup Assistance for furniture and other workspace items
  • Co-working
  • Remote working