Design, develop, and maintain our backend systems and services
Lead technical discussions and help define the architecture and technical direction of the backend
Remain actively involved in coding, code reviews, and solving complex technical challenges
Oversee the development and maintenance of our GraphQL API, ensuring scalability, performance, and reliability
Support and mentor engineers through technical guidance, knowledge sharing, and feedback
Help prioritize work, identify blockers, and drive projects through to delivery
Manage deployments and contribute to infrastructure improvements in our Kubernetes environment on GKE
Work closely with Product, Design, QA, and Engineering teams to deliver high-quality features and a great user experience
Proactively identify opportunities for product and technical improvements based on business and user needs
Help establish and maintain engineering best practices, code quality standards, and development processes
Foster a collaborative and inclusive team environment while working with colleagues across different cultures and time zones

5+ years of backend engineering experience
Strong written and verbal English
Previous experience leading technical projects, mentoring engineers, or guiding a small engineering team
Proficiency in Ruby; experience with functional programming patterns is a strong plus
Advanced SQL / PostgreSQL knowledge
Experience with GraphQL API development
Comfortable with DevOps concepts
deployments, Kubernetes, GCP AI-native
You actively use AI tools (Claude, Cursor, etc.) in your daily development workflow
Product-minded, proactive, and able to work across cultures
Strong ownership mindset and ability to drive technical decisions from idea to delivery
Experience leading architecture discussions, code reviews, and engineering best practices
Ability to balance hands-on development with technical leadership responsibilities

Forever remote role
Work from anywhere role
Salary in USD commensurate with your experience and location
15 days of paid time off, plus US holidays (Get one extra day for each year with us)
Team retreats around the world
International exposure to global clients and employees in AMER + EMEA

Lead Backend Engineer

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