7h ago
Backend Engineer, Core Sending
US
$150k-$170k / year
full-timelead Remotesoftware
π Tech Stack
πΌ 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.
π― 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
π 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
β¨ Nice to Have
- Comfortable working in remote-first, asynchronous teams
- Interest in email infrastructure and delivery systems
- Experience with high-throughput production systems
π Benefits & Perks
- ποΈ Fully remote-first work environment with flexible hours
- π° Competitive compensation $150k-$170k USD
- π Modern developer-focused tech stack
- β‘ High autonomy and ownership
- π€ Low-ego engineering culture
π¨ Hiring Process
Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks Β· AI estimate
- 1Recruiter CallΒ· 30 min
- 2Technical ScreenΒ· 60 min
- 3System Design InterviewΒ· 90 min
- 4Onsite (Virtual)Β· 3 hours
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