Senior Software Engineer (Backend)
Third Chair (YC X25)
IndiaremotePosted 12 days ago
Skill Required
Software-EngineerBackend-EngineerSoftware-DeveloperSenior-Backend-EngineeringSenior-Backend-DevelopmentBackend DeveloperSoftware EngineerSoftware DeveloperSystem DesignPostgreSQLdevelopingNode.jsRedshiftbuildingdesignOpenAPIAPIsAWSandGoAIFulltime
Key highlights
- Competitive pay bracket
- 4+ years of professional work experience developing production level Node.js or Go backends
- Work from anywhere - We're a distributed team across multiple timezones with a focus on outputs instead of location or working hours
- Strong experience with relational DBMSs like PostgreSQL and AWS services such as ECS, RDS, Lambda functions, CloudWatch, Elasticache etc
Role overview
Requirements
- 4+ years of professional work experience developing production level Node.js or Go backends
- Strong experience with relational DBMSs like PostgreSQL and AWS services such as ECS, RDS, Lambda functions, CloudWatch, Elasticache etc
- Strong understanding of System Design principles for production-grade enterprise systems
- Well integrated with AI coding tools like Claude, Codex etc
- Comfortable with US timezones
Nice to have
- Past experience with OpenAI APIs for completions, function calling and building context aware assistants
- Proven experience working with very large datasets and high-throughput systems and working with OLAP databases like Redshift
- Strong sense of cost optimization strategies, system design, and building efficient API stacks
- Building multi-agent systems using frameworks like CrewAI or such
Benefits
- Work from anywhere - We're a distributed team across multiple timezones with a focus on outputs instead of location or working hours
- Generous PTO policy
- Competitive pay bracket
- Equity at a fast growing YC backed co in a disruptive market
Additional details
- Please include a note where you answer in not more than 100 words: ‘What is the most complex backend feature you’ve developed where you were the sole or primary developer. Mention the technical details, peak production load etc.’
- Applications that don’t include the note or meet the minimum requirements will not be considered
- We review every application and have not more than 4 rounds in the process with a decision within 14 days of applying