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Sr. Backend Engineer at DRH Search

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Job Description

We're assisting a well-funded startup with their search for Sr. Backend Engineers. Their product is a redeveloped go-to-market workflow that allows sales teams to find warm leads in a more efficient way. This role will be a hybrid role, working onsite Tuesday-Thursday in either their SF or NYC office. They're hiring multiple engineers in this capacity.

What you'll do:
  • Shape both the product roadmap and engineering foundation working with a highly collaborative product, design and engineering team
  • Build new products using the latest and greatest tech such as TypeScript, Prisma, Temporal, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, Pulsar, ClickHouse, LLMs, and more
  • Experiment, assess and integrate with various tech platforms and vendors that help deliver value faster
  • Lay the foundation for their engineering standard so that they can successfully scale the team and business
What you'll bring:
  • 3+ years of experience in backend development, preferably in a scaling, high-growth startup
  • Extensive PostGres scaling experience OR extensive Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD experience
  • Previous experience as an early startup employee (founder, founding team), an engineer at a reputable and rapidly growing scale up, or as a rapidly promoted engineer at a large tech company
  • DevOps tools: Kubernetes, Terraform and CI/CD experience (e.g., Github Actions)
  • Proven PostgreSQL scaling expertise.
  • Strong interest in building an AI/LLM centric product/features.
  • You are comfortable with and excited about mentoring other engineers in the future.

Typical senior pay: $139k for Database and Network Administrators and Architects nationally

National salary averages
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$139k
Entry
Mid
Senior
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$64k Market range (10th-90th percentile) $172k

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