Who is Recruiting from Scratch: Recruiting from Scratch is a talent firm that focuses on placing the best candidate for our clients. Our team is 100% remote and we work with teams across North America, South America, and Europe to help them hire. Senior Backend Engineer - NYC-Based Data Products StartupLocation: New York City (West SoHo) | In-Person | Full-Time The Opportunity Join a well-funded NYC startup that's revolutionizing how consumers and businesses interact with their data. As a Senior Backend Engineer, you'll be a key player in building scalable systems and APIs that power innovative data products. Working directly with the CTO (ex-founder who led engineering teams at Improbable) and a talented founding team, you'll have significant influence over technical decisions and product direction. Compensation & Benefits
- Salary: $130,000 - $200,000
- Equity: 0.5% - 1.0%
- Premium health insurance
- Daily catered lunches
- Office setup budget
What You'll Do
- Design and implement scalable backend services and APIs
- Build data pipelines and services to power new product capabilities
- Collaborate closely with product and frontend teams
- Shape architectural decisions and engineering best practices
- Mentor other engineers while focusing on IC contributions
- Deploy and maintain production systems on AWS
Tech Stack
- Node.js
- TypeScript
- PostgreSQL
- AWS (ECS, SQS, CloudWatch, Lambda)
- React
- Grafana
What We're Looking For
- 5+ years of experience building scalable backend systems
- Strong experience with data modeling, API design, and cloud infrastructure
- Product team background (not primarily infrastructure/platform)
- Proven track record of shipping production code
- Experience with Node.js, PostgreSQL, and AWS
- Strong collaboration skills and ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
- Pragmatic approach to technical decisions and feature development
Culture & Team You'll join a small but mighty team of founding engineers, including alumni from companies like Spotify and Slack. We believe in:
- In-person collaboration in our West SoHo office
- End-to-end ownership of features
- Balanced approach to technical debt and pragmatic solutions
- Fast-paced startup environment with the stability of strong funding
Nice to Have
- Previous startup experience
- Experience with real-time data processing
- Background in consumer tech companies
- Interest in the future of internet data models