About the job

Title: Senior Backend Engineer

Location: 5x per week onsite in Union Square SF office

Overview and Company Info:

We are partnering with a burgeoning health/pharmaceutical startup that is growing rapidly in the D2C space. The ideal hire for this role would be someone with startup experience and is genuinely passionate about coding.

Role Description:

This role is ideal for an engineer who develops high-quality software solutions, enjoys working with Typescript and Node.js, and can partner with data teams to deliver impactful analytics products. Projects will range from a marketing focus, clinical operations, product design, and current infrastructure maintenance.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and REST APIs using Node.js and TypeScript .
• Deploy and manage containerized applications using Kubernetes to ensure high availability and scalability.
• Design and optimize relational database structures in Postgres and implement caching mechanisms with Redis for improved performance.
• Build robust and secure services that meet best practices for API development, authentication, and authorization.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize system performance across all backend services.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate testing, deployments, and monitoring.

Skills and Experience:

• Experienced in fully owning a product/project - designing, developing, and deploying it from start to finish.
• Familiarity and experience with the development of RestAPIs.
• 5+ years of experience with Typescript and Node.js
• Extensive backend expertise, key difficulties with scaling.
• SQL expertise, preferably in PostgreSQL .
• Core understanding and experience with Kubernetes.
• Cloud experience - preferably in AWS or Azure/GCP.
• Experience with version control tools like GitHub, GitLab, or Azure DevOps.
• Startup mentality - someone excited to work in the office and collaborate with others

Benefits:

• Company Equity
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance
• 401k with employer match (3%)
• Paid time off (24 days annually that rollover)

All applicants must be fully authorized to work in the U.S. to qualify