Software Engineer

We're looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join a fast-moving infrastructure team building highly flexible, developer-first commerce systems. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in high-ownership environments, enjoys solving complex technical challenges, and has deep experience working on products with significant architectural complexity.

Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain backend systems using Node.js and Postgres
• Architect and evolve complex distributed systems that support large-scale workflows, data models, and APIs
• Collaborate closely with product and developer experience teams to deliver features that unlock new capabilities for customers
• Work with early customers to understand use cases and guide them through architectural decisions
• Build reliable, performant services with strong observability, testing, and security practices
• Contribute to internal engineering standards, tooling, and documentation
• Identify bottlenecks, propose solutions, and drive improvements across the infrastructure
• Help shape foundational components of a managed services platform for hosted commerce infrastructure

Must-Haves:

• 8+ years of backend engineering experience with strong proficiency in Node.js or Postgres
• Based in East Coast Americas or Europe 
• Experience working with complex products, such as:
• Developer tooling (e.g., Snyk, Sentry, Postman, Prisma)
• Orchestration or workflow tooling (e.g., Temporal, Alloy)
• Payments infrastructure (e.g., Stripe, Checkout, Adyen)
• Delivery or ride-sharing applications
• Hands-on experience building large distributed systems

• Experience scaling early-stage startups, ideally from Seed through Series A/B

• Strong individual contributor (IC) background; recent roles should be hands-on

• Familiarity with e-commerce, payments, logistics, or API-driven infrastructure is a plus

Nice-to-Haves:

• Based in NYC 
• IC (individual contributor) role in the last two positions
• Ex-CTO or founder experience 
• Experience with distributed systems 
• Commerce experience  

What You'll Bring:

• Strong technical judgment with the ability to simplify complex problems

• A product mindset and deep appreciation for developer experience

• High ownership, autonomy, and a bias for action

• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills

Why This Role Is Exciting:

You'll be working on the core technology behind a new generation of commerce infrastructure. You'll have meaningful ownership over architecture, influence foundational engineering decisions, and contribute to a team that values craftsmanship, speed, and clarity.