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$127,000–$178,000/yr
European Union UK

  • Own the design and implementation of high-scale backend systems and APIs that power DistroKid's core platform.
  • Architect and evolve distributed systems on AWS to handle high throughput, reliability, and performance.
  • Guide technical design decisions for complex systems including data models, service boundaries, scaling strategies, and failure handling.

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India

  • Lead the technical design and implementation of backend services for inventory, order routing, warehouse operations, and client integrations.
  • Drive AI-enabled capabilities within workflows, integrating forecasting, anomaly detection, and automation features into production systems.
  • Provide technical guidance through code reviews, architecture discussions, mentoring, and knowledge sharing with other engineers.

Jobgether is an AI-powered job matching platform that connects candidates with hiring companies. The company uses automated processes to review applications and support recruitment, with a focus on objectivity and efficiency.

$116,960–$146,200/yr
US

  • Design and build robust, scalable backend systems and APIs across Twilio Segment's data platform.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with design, product, and other engineers to define solutions that balance usability, performance, and long-term architecture.
  • Troubleshoot and improve system reliability, debugging issues and refining operational tooling and processes.

Twilio provides real-time communications and data solutions that help companies and developers worldwide build better customer experiences. With thousands of employees globally, they foster a remote-first culture focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion.

$175,000–$200,000/yr
US

  • Provide technical leadership for platform infrastructure and backend architecture as the company scales its marketplace.
  • Drive platform strategy, improve system reliability and developer productivity across engineering teams.
  • Build secure, scalable solutions that support long-term growth while mentoring engineers and establishing technical standards.

PadSplit operates a marketplace that helps people find affordable housing by renting rooms in shared homes. Founded with a mission to solve housing affordability, the company has grown to a significant size and fosters a collaborative, mission-driven culture focused on impact and inclusivity.

Global

  • Architect and scale high-availability backend systems across AWS.
  • Build CI/CD, developer environments, and AI workloads infrastructure.
  • Develop advanced autoscaling, caching, and storage strategies.

Source.dev builds software tools to simplify device software development. The company has a high-trust, passionate engineering culture with a focus on end-to-end ownership.

Global

  • Own the end-to-end technical vision for the Integration team, from concept to long-term evolution.
  • Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to translate ambiguous product goals into concrete technical strategy and execution plans.
  • Contribute production code, setting the standard for design quality, code quality, and operational rigor.

Horizon3.ai is a fast-growing remote cybersecurity company that builds the NodeZero autonomous pentesting platform. The team consists of former special operations and startup engineers who foster a culture of respect, collaboration, ownership, and results.

$127,500–$165,000/yr
Canada

  • Design, build, and improve backend and platform systems driving Midnite's core product.
  • Tackle complex platform problems across scalability, reliability, service isolation, and regional readiness.
  • Collaborate across time zones with a high-ownership engineering culture, driving independent delivery.

Midnite is a next-generation sports betting and gaming platform built for a new wave of players. With over 400,000 players, we are a high-performance team operating at pace with high ownership and constant iteration.

$165,000–$185,000/yr
US

  • Design, build, and operate reliable, scalable backend services and data pipelines.
  • Work across our cloud infrastructure (AWS) to ship and run production systems.
  • Improve the performance, reliability, and observability of the systems you own.

Allocate is transforming private market investing by enabling RIAs and family offices to seamlessly discover, model, and manage their private market exposure. They are a company that values world-class client experience, challenges convention, and embraces continuous improvement and meritocracy.

Global

  • Design, build, and maintain APIs, services, and systems, debug production issues across the stack, and own the end-to-end implementation of real-time data handling.
  • Collaborate closely with Business, Product, and Data Science teams to solve customer pain points at scale and build features customers actually use.
  • Make architecture trade-offs explicit, instrument what you build, find real bottlenecks, and pick fixes that survive the next 10× of growth.

Portcast is a venture-backed logistics technology startup building a real-time transportation visibility platform for global supply chains. Founded in 2018, the company is backed by leading technology investors and has a team of software engineers, data scientists, and logistics experts focused on making supply chains decisively actionable.

US Unlimited PTO

  • Design and build scalable backend systems, APIs, and data pipelines
  • Own services end-to-end from architecture, development, deployment, to operation
  • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a strong engineering culture

We transform vulnerability intelligence by helping security teams act faster with more confidence. We have a transparent, collaborative culture with a small, smart, and supportive team built on over two decades of cybersecurity experience.

India

  • Lead the design and architecture of complex, high-scale backend services and integrations.
  • Mentor and guide engineers through thoughtful design and code reviews.
  • Champion reliability, observability, automation, and operational excellence.

Spreetail propels brands to increase their ecommerce market share across the globe while improving their operational costs. They are building one of the fastest-growing ecommerce companies in history, with a culture of high ownership and technical excellence.

India

  • Design and architect scalable, secure, and high-performance backend systems for Netomi's core platform.
  • Build and optimize low-latency applications capable of handling high-throughput workloads using Java, Spring Boot, and AWS.
  • Lead technical design discussions, mentor engineers, and drive engineering excellence across the team.

Netomi is the leading agentic AI platform for enterprise customer experience, helping global brands automate customer journeys. Backed by WndrCo, Y Combinator, and Index Ventures, they are a growing company focused on AI-driven innovation and engineering excellence.

Global

  • Design and maintain AWS infrastructure using Terraform, with a focus on scalability cost and PCI-scoped network segmentation
  • Build and evolve the observability stack and CI/CD pipelines to ensure smooth production operations and rapid deployment
  • Lead incident response define SLOs and run performance tests to optimize payment-critical services

Xplor Technologies provides vertical software, embedded payments, and AI tools for membership-based and service-based industries. With over 130,000 businesses in 72+ countries and processing $47 billion in payments annually, the company values diversity, collaboration, and a people-first culture.

US

  • Set technical strategy for your team on a year-long time scale and collaborate across teams to ensure technical sustainability.
  • Act as a force-multiplier by defining technical solutions and operational processes for your team.
  • Foster a culture of quality and ownership by setting code review and design standards and developing talent through feedback.

Affirm is a publicly-traded financial technology company that reinvents credit by offering buy now, pay later services without hidden fees or compounding interest. It has a strong engineering culture focused on building robust, fault-tolerant systems and emphasizes collaboration and quality.

$146,200–$215,000/yr
US Unlimited PTO

  • Design, build, and scale backend services and APIs for Flex's core financial infrastructure, including payments and ledger systems.
  • Drive end-to-end delivery of high-impact initiatives from requirements to operational excellence.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams including Product, Finance, Risk, and Compliance to build scalable, compliant payment experiences.

Flex is a growth-stage FinTech company creating a better rent payment experience by allowing users to pay rent on a schedule that fits their budget. The company has a global team across the US, Australia, Canada, and South America, and fosters an inclusive culture with a focus on deliberate growth.

$0–$134,000/yr
Australia 5w PTO

  • Own architecture and technical direction across AWS, security, platform reliability, data, and AI infrastructure.
  • Build secure-by-design practices into the platform and set standards for scaling, resilience, and reliability.
  • Contribute to hands-on feature development, refactor code, and pay down technical debt when possible.

Budgetly is an AI-first platform that simplifies expense management for SMEs, providing clear cash flow visibility and spend control. The company is a small fully remote team with a light-touch structure, going all-in on AI-enabled workflows.

Europe

  • Design and build scalable backend services using Python, AWS, and Kubernetes to improve developer productivity.
  • Lead technical initiatives across the engineering organization with 7–10 years of experience.
  • Work on production AI/LLM applications and microservices architecture in a fully remote European team.

Codeminders develops cutting-edge software solutions for high-tech companies, focusing on AI, mobile apps, video conferencing, and cloud computing. They collaborate with world-class engineers from the US and Ukraine and uphold strong ethical standards with no business ties to Russia or Belarus.

Switzerland 5w PTO

  • Design and develop hyperscaling solutions for third-party systems to enhance platform extensibility.
  • Build and refine API interfaces and service communications for scalability and clarity.
  • Collaborate across teams and mentor fellow engineers through code reviews and pair programming.

Frontify’s brand platform helps teams organize digital assets, collaborate on projects, and create engaging campaigns. They empower thousands of marketers and designers at companies like Uber and Microsoft, with a culture built on creativity, collaboration, and inclusion.

US

  • Evolving the AI knowledge platform with retrieval, indexing, and synthesis for organization-wide use.
  • Architecting and operating agentic infrastructure on AWS with cost guardrails and observability.
  • Partnering with product engineering to define the AI platform API surface and building reference agent implementations.

ShiftKey is a healthcare workforce marketplace that connects facilities with licensed professionals to fill shifts, addressing staffing shortages. The company fosters an inclusive and collaborative culture, valuing diverse perspectives.

$114,300–$139,700/yr
UK

  • Design, develop, test, monitor and maintain backend services for our systems.
  • Build clean, efficient, and well-documented APIs for web and mobile applications.
  • Write high-quality, maintainable code with a focus on reliability, scalability, and performance.

Midnite is a next-generation sports betting and gaming platform built for a new wave of players. With over 400,000 players and a high-performance team, we operate at pace with high ownership and constant iteration.

$112,125–$186,875/yr
US

  • Architect and develop scalable backend services using AWS Lambda.
  • Design and implement RESTful APIs and event-driven systems.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate services and optimize performance.

Turnitin is a recognized innovator in global education, developing learning integrity solutions for over 25 years. The company serves over 16,000 institutions in 185+ countries and fosters a remote-first culture with a diverse global team.