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# Senior Software Engineer, Backend

- **Company:** OWNER
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $190,000.0 - $220,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Code Review, Databases, Distributed Systems, MongoDB, Node.Js, Next.js, TypeScript, ReactJS, Backend, Vue.js, Front End Software Development
- **Published:** May 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=55a4ebd8306eaba6

## About the Role

* 5+ years of experience building and operating backend systems in production
 * Strong experience with TypeScript and backend technologies (Node.js, databases, distributed systems)
 * Demonstrated ownership of systems running at scale, with an emphasis on reliability and performance
 * A product-oriented engineering mindset - you understand the "why" behind what you're building
 * Experience collaborating closely with Product and Design partners
 * Strong communication skills and a proactive approach to identifying and solving problems
 * A sense of ownership, curiosity, and commitment to continuous learning

Nice to have experience in one or more of the following

 * E-commerce or consumer platforms
 * Loyalty or rewards programs
 * Marketing or lifecycle systems
 * Large-scale, high-traffic consumer systems

## Description

We are looking for a mission-driven Senior Backend Engineer who is passionate about building reliable, high-impact systems and takes pride in owning complex problems end to end.

This role is ideal for an engineer who wants to be a technical leader on business-critical backend systems - someone who understands how product strategy, data, and infrastructure come together to drive real customer outcomes at scale.

This role is 100% remote and can be based anywhere in the United States or Canada. For San Francisco-based candidates - we also have a new HQ in the Presidio for optional in-person collaboration.

Our Tech Stack:

Frontend: [React, Next.js, Vue]

Backend: [Node.js, Mongo]

Typescript everywhere

The impact you will have

 * Build new products and features 0 to 1
 * Take ownership of projects from conception all the way to shipping, ensuring modular, maintainable, and high-quality code
 * Deliver value to our end users across our entire system while considering performance, scale, security, and maintainability
 * Shape our product direction by talking to users and collaborating with other teammates in feature brainstorms/roadmap planning
 * Provide thoughtful code reviews and technical guidance to peers, helping to improve overall team quality
 * Help us build a great team - interview candidates, refer great engineers, etc.


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