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Senior Backend Engineer

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Location: Remote
Compensation: To Be Discussed
Reviewed: Thu, Nov 12, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days

Job Summary

Owning the data flow and backend features, the remote Senior Backend Engineer will manage data movement between services, develop new API endpoints, and ensure reliable event pipelines in a full-time capacity.

Key responsibilities
  • Design and maintain the flow of image and detection data between ingestion, processing, and core API services
  • Develop and optimize schemas, queries, and migrations for high-performance database interactions
  • Build and enhance event pipelines to ensure at-least-once delivery and effective error handling
Required qualifications
  • 5+ years of experience building backend or platform systems in production
  • Proficiency in production TypeScript on Node.js frameworks such as NestJS or Express
  • Extensive experience with PostgreSQL, including performance tuning and transaction management
  • Experience with zero-downtime schema changes on large tables
  • Knowledge of event-driven integration principles, including idempotency and retries

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