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Global

  • Develop scalable, high-volume, performant applications focused on simplicity and user delight
  • Produce high-quality software that is unit tested, code reviewed and checked in regularly for continuous integration
  • Brainstorm with designers, architects and product managers to build and tweak functionalities

Go Python Java C++ MongoDB

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US

  • Collaborate with product and engineering teams to understand business requirements.
  • Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code adhering to coding standards.
  • Continuously improve the performance, scalability, and reliability of systems.

LTK empowers lifestyle creators to monetize their content through its technology platform. They have a diverse, multi-disciplinary team and operate on five continents, with headquarters in Dallas, TX.

$120,000–$290,000/yr
US

  • Instrument Vitess, MySQL and PostgreSQL to emit performance data
  • Design, implement and maintain our data collection pipeline
  • Create intuitive dashboards and visualizations that surface actionable database insights

PlanetScale is rapidly growing and reinventing the database space with its platform that offers both Postgres and Vitess clusters, enabling businesses to efficiently handle large-scale data workloads. They are a profitable company with a philosophy centered around building small teams and are recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in America.

$180,880–$327,000/yr
US

  • Building backend integrations with cloud provider's managed databases.
  • Working on scalability and resiliency of clusters with 10K+ nodes.
  • Implementing advanced HTTPS proxy with identity aware access control.

Teleport is the Infrastructure Identity Company, modernizing identity, access, and policy for infrastructure. They are a fast-growing, well-funded Y-Combinator company that values craft, work/life balance, and embraces a culture of humility, honesty, and transparency.

Global

  • Design, code, implement, and document improvements to a high standard
  • Build and maintain backend services that integrate with database systems and operational tooling
  • Perform root cause analysis of customer-impacting defects to provide the optimal solution

Percona provides services and software for MySQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and MariaDB to open source users globally. They are a remote-first and globally dispersed company with 350 people in 52 countries that offers a collaborative, highly-engaged culture.

APAC

  • Develop backend components and services in Golang that process high-scale, data-rich event streams.
  • Design and implement database interactions using PostgreSQL and ClickHouse, focusing on performance, reliability and observability.
  • Collaborate with PM, UX, and other engineering teams to define, build, and iterate on monitoring and insights features that solve real user problems.

GitLab is an open-core software company that develops the most comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps Platform, used by more than 100,000 organizations. Their mission is to enable everyone to contribute to and co-create the software that powers our world.

Global 5w PTO

  • Design and implement backend services in Go that are secure, observable, and resilient.
  • Own API architecture (REST/gRPC), versioning, and backward compatibility for internal + external consumers.
  • Integrate with customer ecosystems (SSO/SAML/OIDC, SCIM, LMS/LXP, webhooks, data exports, APIs).

Pixaera is a passionate team of builders dedicated to delivering solutions that empower people. They leverage AI and gamification to build a vertical platform that is centered around improving the safety readiness of frontline workers in any high-risk industry.

$145,600–$163,800/yr
US

  • Collaborate with internal and external partners to develop the core systems and create APIs.
  • Build out internal tooling and APIs to make business and engineering processes easier, faster, and safer.
  • Implement systemic changes to align existing systems with current architectural goals.

Openly is rebuilding insurance from the ground up, aiming to enhance every aspect of the customer experience. They are a rapidly growing team of exceptional people with diverse skill sets, they value collaboration, communication, and work-life balance.

Europe Unlimited PTO

  • Designing and implementing core backend services for high performance, complex distributed systems
  • Driving and using modern development practices such as BDD and TDD would be highly beneficial
  • Creating clear, modern, well tested code

Primer is the world's first unified payment infrastructure, empowering businesses worldwide to unleash their payment potential. They strive to make something complex, incredibly simple and intuitive and are backed by top investors, including Accel, Balderton, Iconiq, and Tencent.

US

  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs.
  • Take ownership of complex features end-to-end, from design through deployment and monitoring.
  • Architect key system components that balance performance, reliability, and maintainability.

VERSANT is a leading force in news, sports and entertainment - home to iconic and trusted brands that inspire, inform, and delight audiences. As an independent, publicly traded company, VERSANT brings together powerhouse cable networks with dynamic digital and direct-to-consumer brands.

$164,467–$193,491/yr
US

  • Design and implement high-performance Golang microservices.
  • Take ownership of components and features within backend systems.
  • Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Data teams.

Gametime helps people discover and access live experiences. With platforms supporting more than 60,000 events across the US and Canada, they are reimagining the event ticket industry. The company values collaboration, inclusivity, and the strength of diverse perspectives.

$120,800–$181,200/yr
US

  • Collaborate with frontend engineers to create APIs to provide a best-in-class experience for our users
  • Integrate with external services using APIs to manage payments, documents, and claims
  • Contribute to important architectural and operational decisions like microservices vs. monoliths, deployment techniques, technologies, policies, processes, etc.

Openly is rebuilding the insurance sector from the ground up, re-envisioning and enhancing every aspect of the customer experience. They are a rapidly growing team of exceptional, curious, empathetic people with a wide range of skill sets, spanning technology, data science, product, marketing, sales, service, claims handling, and finance.

Canada

  • Write backend code in Go with guidance from senior team members, implementing well-defined features and bug fixes.
  • Work with PostgreSQL and Dynamo DB, learning about message-driven architectures with RabbitMQ.
  • Make small changes to frontend applications (Angular/Ionic for mobile, React for web) with support from frontend-focused teammates.

KOHO aims to improve financial services for Canadians by offering transparent and user-friendly financial products. They foster a collaborative, creative, and inclusive culture, valuing work-life integration and empowering employees to make a significant impact.

Global

  • Develop and maintain backend services using Golang.
  • Implement features, bug fixes, and system improvements.
  • Support AWS infrastructure provisioning and updates using Terraform.

Founded in 2016, Pismo provides a processing platform for banking, card issuing and financial market infrastructure, helping customers innovate and build banking and payment solutions. With over 500 employees across 10 countries, Pismo joined Visa in 2024.

$105,000–$130,000/yr
US Unlimited PTO

  • Design, implement, and maintain backend services and APIs that support core product features.
  • Work with Postgres database to model data, write efficient queries, and ensure data integrity and performance.
  • Collaborate with frontend engineers, product managers, and designers to support end-to-end feature development.

Impiricus is the first and only AI-powered HCP Engagement Engine that ethically connects HCPs to pharma resources, reduce go-to-market costs and accelerate patient access to the treatments they need. Founded by a practicing physician and a senior pharmaceutical executive, In 2025, Deloitte named Impiricus the #1 fastest growing company in North America.

$180,000–$220,000/yr
US

  • Design, build, and maintain backend-heavy features in a large, long-lived codebase
  • Own the technical health of a core product area, including performance, reliability, and scalability
  • Partner with the CEO/CTO to align on architectural direction and translate ideas into shippable solutions

ChartHop is an AI-native HR & Organizational Intelligence platform, connecting your people and business data in one technology to deliver performance, engagement, HRIS, compensation, org planning and analytics. As a small, agile team, they value engineers who are curious, pragmatic, and eager to learn.

Unlimited PTO

  • Design, develop, and maintain SmithRx product features using languages like Golang, GraphQL, Node, and SQL.
  • Work closely with stakeholders to understand functional requirements and produce high-quality, scalable software.
  • Perform triage for live issues, assess impact, execute mitigation plans, and conduct root-cause analysis.

SmithRx is a rapidly growing, venture-backed Health-Tech company aiming to disrupt the Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) sector with a next-generation drug acquisition platform. They have a mission-driven and collaborative culture and hundreds of thousands of members onboarded since 2016.

$188,737–$222,044/yr
US

  • Lead the architecture and implementation of high-performance Golang microservices.
  • Own the technical design and execution of cross-functional projects.
  • Build, test, monitor, and maintain mission-critical integrations and infrastructure.

Gametime unites the world through shared experiences by making it easy for people to discover and access live events. With platforms across various devices supporting numerous events in the US and Canada, they are reimagining the event ticket industry.

India

  • Design, build, and maintain services that scale with our growing customer base.
  • Tackle ambiguous, open-ended problems with strategic thinking, balancing technical constraints with user needs and product goals.
  • Build services, APIs, and experiences that support user delight, quality, high availability and performance.

dbt Labs is the pioneer of analytics engineering, helping data teams transform raw data into reliable, actionable insights. They have grown from an open source project into the leading analytics engineering platform, now used by over 50,000 teams every week.

US

  • Design, develop, and maintain high-quality, scalable backend code to power both internal and external workflows.
  • Collaborate with frontend engineers, infrastructure engineers, product managers, and others to build powerful features.
  • Lead the planning and design for the backend portion of projects that help keep students safe.

Gaggle supports student safety and well-being by working with K-12 schools to prevent bullying, school violence, self-harm, and suicide. They also provide teletherapy, a crisis line, and other services to prioritize the mental and physical health of students; Gaggle is recognized as a 2023 Top Workplace and also a 2024 Top Workplaces USA Today award.

$750–$1,800/mo

  • Be an integral part of the software development lifecycle
  • Work as an integrated team member developing new features
  • Evaluate and deploy software tools, processes, and metrics

Sezzle's mission is to financially empower the next generation, revolutionizing the shopping experience beyond payments with interest-free installment plans. They blend cutting-edge tech to redefine how people discover, interact with, and purchase things, driving impact on merchant sales.