7h ago

Backend Engineer, Core Sending

US

$150k-$170k / year

full-timelead Remotesoftware

πŸ›  Tech Stack

πŸ’Ό About This Role

You'll design and build core backend systems for a high-scale email infrastructure platform, powering millions of daily API requests and tens of millions of emails. You'll work on distributed systems, high availability, and large-scale message delivery pipelines in a fast-moving, remote-first environment.

🎯 What You'll Do

  • Design, build, and evolve core backend systems for email sending and processing
  • Define architecture of scalable distributed systems supporting high API traffic
  • Develop and maintain async messaging pipelines with queues and retries
  • Improve system reliability and high availability across distributed infrastructure
  • Scale and optimize databases like Postgres and ClickHouse

πŸ“‹ Requirements

  • 8+ years backend engineering experience
  • Strong experience operating on AWS or similar cloud platforms
  • Deep understanding of event-driven architectures and messaging systems like Kafka
  • Proficiency in Typescript and/or Golang

✨ Nice to Have

  • Comfortable working in remote-first, asynchronous teams
  • Interest in email infrastructure and delivery systems
  • Experience with high-throughput production systems

🎁 Benefits & Perks

  • πŸ–οΈ Fully remote-first work environment with flexible hours
  • πŸ’° Competitive compensation $150k-$170k USD
  • πŸš€ Modern developer-focused tech stack
  • ⚑ High autonomy and ownership
  • 🀝 Low-ego engineering culture

πŸ“¨ Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks Β· AI estimate

  1. 1Recruiter CallΒ· 30 min
  2. 2Technical ScreenΒ· 60 min
  3. 3System Design InterviewΒ· 90 min
  4. 4Onsite (Virtual)Β· 3 hours
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