Staff Backend Engineer (PLG / Data Pipelines / Reliability)Location: Remote (U.S. or Canada)
Compensation: $240,000-$250,000 base (estimated) + meaningful pre-IPO equity
The Product You'll OwnOur client's
free restaurant health report product is one of their most visible and fastest-growing offerings. A restaurant submits their URL and receives a clear view into where they're losing money online-website performance, Google presence, menu quality, and more. New AI-powered scoring capabilities are launching on top of it, and the backend needs to be fast, resilient, and built to scale.
The RoleOur client is hiring a
Senior Backend Engineer to own the backend services and pipelines powering this health report end-to-end. This is a high-ownership role where you'll harden the platform before major expansion, establish foundational architecture patterns, and partner closely with product-led growth and AI teams as the product evolves.
Tech Stack- Backend: Node.js, TypeScript
- Databases: MongoDB, PostgreSQL
- Infrastructure & Observability: AWS, Datadog, Temporal
What You'll Do- Own backend services and data pipelines end-to-end-from ingesting third-party presence signals (e.g., Google, Yelp, menus, LLM GEO signals) to serving results reliably at scale
- Harden the platform for expansion: reduce latency, improve uptime, and build the observability/alerting layer needed to scale confidently
- Establish platform foundations: shared abstractions, operational runbooks, and architectural patterns that reduce toil and enable other engineers to build faster
- Partner with PLG product and AI/agents teams as the product expands into new scoring dimensions and AI-powered capabilities
What Our Client Is Looking For- 7+ years of experience, including meaningful ownership of production backend services
- Experience building and operating data pipelines, third-party integrations, and async processing systems at scale
- Proven track record improving reliability: observability, alerting, incident reduction, and making operational health a team habit
- Experience in product-focused startup/scale-up environments with end-to-end ownership
- Strong cross-functional collaboration-product/design/business partners would vouch for your teamwork
- High ownership, excellent communication, and a proactive approach to identifying and solving problems
Why This Role- Own the backend of a highly visible PLG product at meaningful scale
- Build platform foundations before a major expansion (architecture, observability, runbooks, reliability)
- Work at the intersection of data pipelines, integrations, and AI-powered scoring systems
- Remote-first role with strong compensation and equity upside
Compensation & Benefits- Estimated base salary: $240K-$250K (dependent on level, location, experience) + generous pre-IPO equity
- Comprehensive health coverage
- Remote-first workplace / work from anywhere
- Unlimited PTO + additional perks
