Senior Backend Engineer, Integrations

Vibe, Inc

$196K — $265K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of experience in shipping production backend systems including APIs and data pipelines.
  • Proficient in TypeScript and Python with a strong understanding of complex systems in both languages.
  • Strong understanding of infrastructure fundamentals, particularly with AWS and Terraform.
  • Exposure to low-level programming concepts, background in C or C++ is a plus.
  • Experience in high-ownership environments such as startups or scale-ups.
  • Track record of enhancing the output quality of other engineers, not just personal performance.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement integrations with external platforms like CRMs and measurement vendors.
  • Own integration projects from scoping to production with full accountability.
  • Collaborate with external partners to define and evolve data contracts.
  • Drive the architecture of Vibe's public API for scalability.
  • Develop comprehensive documentation and tooling for a superior developer experience.
  • Identify and rebuild architectural weaknesses in existing pipelines for enhanced scale.
  • Mentor junior engineers and help establish engineering norms within the team.

Benefits

  • Variable pay based on performance objectives with no arbitrary targets.
  • Hybrid work model with team presence in NYC's Flatiron District three times a week.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
  • 401(k) plan with matching contributions to support financial futures.
  • Unlimited paid time off (PTO) focused on results rather than hours worked.
  • Paid parental leave for all parents.
  • Annual team offsite event to foster camaraderie and collaboration.
Full Job Description
About the Role

You'll join the Integrations team, the connective tissue of Vibe's platform, reporting directly to the Engineering Manager. The team owns all data flowing in and out of Vibe: measurement and attribution integrations, audience connections from CRMs and CDPs, and reporting pipelines. This role exists because we're building a first-class Developer Platform, opening Vibe's full capabilities as an API so external partners can build on top of us. Three reasons to want this: you'll be one of the most senior engineers shaping the New York engineering presence from day one, you'll own foundational architecture decisions on a platform that marquee partners like Clay are already building against, and you'll work in an environment where AI-augmented development is the expectation, not the experiment.

What You'll Do

Build and Ship Integrations
  • Design and implement production-grade integrations with external platforms: CRMs, CDPs, measurement vendors, and data partners
  • Own integration projects end-to-end, from scoping through production, with full accountability for outcomes
  • Collaborate directly with external partners to define, validate, and evolve data contracts

Developer Platform
  • Drive the architecture of Vibe's public API: account, advertiser, and campaign management endpoints built to scale
  • Develop documentation, monitoring, and tooling that makes the developer experience genuinely first-class
  • Contribute to MCP gateway and authentication layers that expose Vibe's capabilities to the world

Reliability and Scale
  • Identify architectural weaknesses in existing pipelines and lead the effort to rebuild them for scale
  • Set the standard for code quality on the team. Your reviews move the bar, not just the diff
  • Use AI tooling actively to accelerate development and raise output quality across the team

Team Leadership
  • Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through code review, pairing, and direct feedback
  • Help establish engineering norms and practices as the New York team grows
  • Partner with the Engineering Manager on technical direction and hiring calibration
What You Need
  • Typically 6+ years shipping production backend systems: APIs, data pipelines, and distributed services at scale
  • Deep hands-on proficiency in TypeScript and Python; you've owned complex systems in both, not just contributed to them
  • Strong infrastructure fundamentals: AWS, Terraform, and the judgment to make architectural decisions, not just implement them
  • Exposure to low-level programming concepts. C or C++ background is a plus; you understand what's happening beneath the abstraction
  • A high-ownership background: startups, scale-ups, or any environment where you couldn't hand the hard problems to someone else
  • A track record of raising the quality of the engineers around you, not just your own output
Nice to Haves
  • Prior experience building or maintaining third-party integrations (ETL, webhooks, REST/GraphQL APIs)
  • Familiarity with GCP or multi-cloud environments
  • Experience designing or contributing to developer-facing platforms or public APIs
Our Values

At Vibe, we run on three values: Impact, Ambition, and Urgency. We tie every goal to a real business outcome, think 10x rather than settling for good enough, and move daily rather than waiting for perfect conditions.

You'll thrive here if you own outcomes without needing direction, default to action, and hold yourself to results, not effort.

This is a high-performance environment with high-performance rewards: you'll work alongside people who push you, with real ownership over hard problems in a market that's moving fast.

If that sounds like the best version of your career, we want to meet you.

What We Offer

For candidates in New York, NY, the pay range for this role is $196,000-$265,000.

At Vibe, we want you to build something, own something, and grow fast. Here's how we back that up:
  • Variable pay based on objectives you hit. No arbitrary targets.
  • Hybrid flexibility. We're in NYC's Flatiron District and our team is in 3x a week.
  • Full health coverage. Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • 401(k) with matching. We invest in your future, not just your output.
  • Unlimited PTO. Take the time you need. We measure results, not hours.
  • Parental leave. Paid leave for all parents.
  • Annual offsite. The whole team, once a year, somewhere worth the trip.
Our Interview Process

We respect your time. Here's exactly what to expect: no surprises, no ghosting.
  1. Recruiter screen. 30 min. We'll share context; you'll share yours.
  2. Manager interview. 30 min with your future manager. Your experience, your projects, your approach.
  3. Technical assessment. 90 min. Code review exercise plus applied questions, including how you use AI in your workflow. Real problems, not tricks.
  4. Bar raiser. 30 min with a senior leader to ensure we're holding a consistent, high bar.
  5. Offer. Fast. We don't let good decisions sit.
Referral Instructions

Being referred? Ask your contact to submit your application directly on your behalf.

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