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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineer - **Company:** The Hive - **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States - **Salary:** $120,000.0 - $180,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Automation of Tests, Databases, Relational Databases, Software Debugging, Web Development, Distributed Systems, PostgreSQL, Node.Js, Open Web Application Security, Secure Coding, Test-Driven Development (TDD), Data Ingestion, Backend, Information Technology, Restful APIs, Microservices - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/software-engineer-backend-hive_ai-1859341 ## About the Role * You have a Bachelor's Degree in computer science or a related field * You have a few years of experience building web applications * You have experience or a strong interest in writing applications in Node.js * You have experience implementing highly-available distributed systems/microservices * You have experience building scalable backend APIs * You have experience working with relational databases, Postgres preferred * Understanding monitoring and alerting platforms is a plus * You strongly believe in high code quality, automated testing, and other engineering best practices * You have attention to detail and a passion for correctness * You are comfortable learning new technologies and systems ## Description In order to execute our vision, we need to grow our team of best-in-class engineers. We are looking for developers who are excited about launching new products and features into production, who can work autonomously and aren't afraid to try new technologies, and who don't back down from the challenges of scale. Our ideal candidate has experience building core services and web-based APIs from the ground up, cares just as much about the product itself as the technology that powers it, and is capable of both structuring and writing clean, maintainable code., * Design, implement or improve features in a variety of backend systems including our REST APIs, microservices, data ingestion and processing systems, and distributed task/job processing systems * Write and maintain scalable, performant and secure code that can be shared across platforms * Meaningfully contribute to the product and core backend systems by suggesting and executing improvements * Improve engineering standards, tooling, processes and security * Practice test-driven development * Debug production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack * Participate in on-call rotations, as needed, to ensure prompt and effective resolution of critical technical issues * Utilize OWASP top 10 techniques to secure code from vulnerabilities * Maintain awareness of industry best practices for data maintenance handling as it relates to your role * Adhere to policies, guidelines and procedures pertaining to the protection of information assets * Report actual or suspected security and/or policy violations/breaches to an appropriate authority ## Related Videos - [Build and Deploy a Fullstack App with Open Source Tooling](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/775-build-and-deploy-a-fullstack-app-with-open-source-tooling) - [Developing the Backend with Stefan Lingler, CTO at Shpock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100360-developing-the-backend-with-stefan-lingler-cto-at-shpock) - [Stop using Node.js like in 2020! 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