Senior / Staff Backend Engineer

We are working with an EduTech company and as part of their continued growth, NodeFlair has been engaged to search for a Senior Backend Engineer to join their Singapore team.

Top-tier compensation of $180k to 240k SGD per annum (excluding stocks)

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  Must have
  • Worked on high QPS systems
  • Can implement and ship complex features independently
• Responsibilities:
  • Develop new features (e.g., public API).
  • Enhance backend performance (e.g., faster network calls).
  • Increase cost efficiency (e.g., reduce CPU/memory requirements).
  • Improve internal tools (e.g., internationalization for 40 languages).
  • Bonus: Sense of humor.

About our Client:

• Vision: Integrate into every child's education globally.
• Product: Widely loved and used for collecting/sharing thoughts online.
• Impact: 50 million active users, aiming to be the most used app.
• Financials: Venture-backed, profitable, sustainable for 100 years.

Tech Stack:

• Backend: Ruby (Rails), Typescript, Elixir (Phoenix), Python.
• Storage: Postgres, Redis, Elasticsearch, Firestore, Snowflake.
• Web: VueJS, Tailwind.
• Mobile: React Native, Swift, Java.

Engineering Culture:

• Minimal meetings, focus on flow.
• Real-time collaboration and internationalization challenges.
• Creative problem-solving, frequent shipping, and valuing beautiful code.
• Some challenges with code coverage and project management are being addressed.

Benefits:

• Top-tier medical insurance.
• Stock options.
• Catered meals.
• 20 vacation days plus additional leave.
• Annual new phone and necessary gadgets.

Interested applicants, please contact Ayla at ayla@nodeflair.com for a confidential discussion.

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