Senior Backend Engineer

Company: Stott and May
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: May 10, 2025

Job Description:

Our client is a mission-driven Series B scale-up that is pioneering a whole new SaaS category - FactoryOps. They are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer who isalways striving for more: more ways to better themselves, the company, and those around them.

What you'll do

As a Senior Backend Engineer for our client, you will be primarily responsible for:

• Developing and enhancing the backend architecture of their cloud-based dashboard, ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
• Designing and implementing APIs, databases, and infrastructure, optimizing for performance and security.
• Going beyond execution -asking "why," understanding the broader system architecture, and delivering the most effective backend solutions.
• Translating business and customer needs into scalable, high-performance backend solutions that support long-term growth.
• Architecting and designing backend systems, gathering and integrating additional resources as needed.
• Owning projects end-to-end, driving backend initiatives while coordinating with cross-functional teams.
• Writing clean, modular, and maintainable code, ensuring long-term system flexibility and scalability.
• Implementing robust testing strategies and promoting a culture of test-driven development.
• Maintaining clear documentation and proactively communicating technical decisions and trade-offs.
• Conducting thoughtful code reviews, continuously improving code quality and backend best practices.
  Tech StackThe client's stack includes the following technologies: Typescript, Node, Vue, PostgreSQL, Redis, Google Cloud.
  
  Who we want The ideal Senior Backend Engineer will have a proven winning record of over-achieving in the following skills and experiences:
  • 7+ years of experience as a professional software developer, with a strong track record of designing, developing, and deploying scalable backend systems.
  • Technical degree in computer science or equivalent, or comparable demonstration of expertise in backend development.
  • Deep expertise in backend technologies, including API design, microservices architecture, databases (SQL & NoSQL), and distributed systems.
  • Proficiency with CI/CD, automated testing, and DevOps best practices to ensure seamless deployment and maintainability.
  • Experience optimizing system performance, scalability, and security in cloud or on-prem environments.
  • Comfortable working remotely in a cross-cultural, Agile environment with team members across multiple time zones.
  • Entrepreneurial mindset - thrives in a fast-growing team, works closely with stakeholders, and drives product improvements.
  • Detail-oriented and highly organized, balancing big-picture thinking with rigorous execution.
  • Proactive, self-directed team player, able to prioritize tasks, communicate clearly, and manage multiple work streams.
  • Values transparency and constructive feedback, fostering a collaborative and high-performance team culture.
    Some nice to haves:
    • Experience managing a team of software developers
    • Familiarity with design thinking tools
    • Experience scaling a web-based software product with billions of data points
      What's in it for you?There are many reasons why this opportunity stands out, but here are a few highlights:
      • Work with cutting-edge software technologies, including the latest machine learning and big data tools, on a constant stream (terabytes/week) of time-series machine data.
      • Develop core technology for a product-first startup.
      • Take on a leadership role within a small, international founding engineering team, helping shape the future of their technology and tools.
      • Participate in the full product development process - from prioritization and design to deployment and maintenance.
      • Collaborate with an ambitious team at a company aiming for a $10B IPO by 2030, with the opportunity to see the impact of your work every day.
      • Receive equity in the business through a generous employee equity program-ensuring you have a stake in the client's success.
        Additional benefits include:
        • Fair & equitable pay: Annual on-target earnings for this role are in the range of $170,000 - $185,000 USD for domestic hires. For candidates outside the US, compensation will reflect fair market trends for that location. Final compensation is dependent on experience, location, and internal benchmarks.
        • 100% remote culture: Work from wherever, whenever. The client believes in autonomy and trusts their team to get the job done.
        • Flexible PTO policy: Take the time you need to recharge. Balance and boundaries are encouraged.
        • Generous equity: All team members receive equity. The client believes in rewarding team members for their contributions to long-term success.
        • Health Benefits: A range of plans are available from day one - team members choose what works best for them.
        • Additional Perks: Including but not limited to: 401k (with up to 4% match), $500 home office setup allowance, parental leave, company laptop, paid holidays, and optional travel opportunities to collaborate with team members in person.
          Equal Opportunity Employer StatementOur client is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. They prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
          
          This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, leave, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Hiring decisions are made solely based on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.
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