Backend Engineer III - Growth

Team: IT

Location: US

Commitment: Full-time

Workplace Type: remote

Accountabilities:

• Build, maintain, and scale backend services supporting growth infrastructure initiatives, including content experimentation and event tracking.
• Develop reliable, well-tested services with unit, integration, and acceptance testing to maintain quality and long-term maintainability.
• Participate in architectural discussions and contribute thoughtful design proposals for backend services and shared infrastructure.
• Collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, and cross-functional stakeholders across mobile, business intelligence, marketing, and other teams.
• Extend and leverage existing services and platform capabilities where appropriate, avoiding unnecessary duplication and reinvention.
• Identify and implement AI-assisted workflows that improve engineering velocity while maintaining or improving quality.
• Participate in an on-call rotation to provide support for backend services outside standard working hours.
• Contribute to a culture of ownership, experimentation, continuous improvement, and data-informed decision-making.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years of professional software development experience, with a strong focus on API and backend development.
• Demonstrated ability to build reliable, scalable backend services and contribute effectively to technical design and architecture discussions.
• Strong testing experience across unit, integration, and acceptance testing practices.
• Effective collaboration skills and the ability to work across engineering and non-engineering functions.
• Strong problem-solving abilities, attention to quality, and a proactive approach to identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Willingness and ability to thoughtfully incorporate AI tools and workflows into software development.
• Ability to demonstrate alignment with a collaborative, ownership-driven engineering culture.
• Permanent authorization to work in the United States is required.
• Ability to travel quarterly for several days to a corporate office or designated company location.
• Experience with Go or similar backend programming languages is a plus.
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, or other infrastructure-as-code technologies is a plus.
• Experience with a major cloud platform, particularly Google Cloud Platform, is a plus.
• Exposure to A/B testing or experimentation platforms is a plus.

Benefits:

• Base salary of $130,000–$153,000, depending on experience, skills, certifications, education, and other relevant factors.
• Potential annual bonus of 10% based on company performance.
• Common share option grant for eligible full-time employees, subject to the applicable vesting schedule.
• Comprehensive health benefits, including a medical plan with no monthly employee cost.
• Paid parental leave of 13 weeks for birthing parents and 5 weeks for non-birthing parents.
• 401(k) matching at 100% on the first 3% contributed and 50% from 3–5%.
• Flexible time-away package including PTO, STO, VTO, and paid holidays.
• Annual “Get Out, Get Active” funds supporting an active lifestyle.
• Company-wide outdoor adventures and outdoor industry perks.
• Distributed work environment with opportunities to connect through regional offices and Basecamps.
• Opportunities for professional growth, increased ownership, and continued development of technical skills.
• Quarterly in-person gatherings at corporate offices or other strategic locations.