Senior Backend Engineer
Remote
Full Time
#Engineering
#Ruby on Rails
#Python
#Shell
#Heroku
#AWS
#Cloudflare
#PostgreSQL
#Redis
#Snowflake
#DBT
At Elevate Labs, our mission is to improve the minds of people around the world. We have developed two award-winning mobile applications that have reached millions of users. Elevate, our brain training app, has been honored as Apple's App of the Year and boasts over 60 million downloads. Our second app, Balance, was recognized as Google's Best App and provides personalized meditation to help users reduce stress and sharpen their focus. As a fully remote organization, we are a team of passionate learners dedicated to helping billions of people lead healthier, more productive lives. We are currently looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our team and help us build the foundational infrastructure for our growing product portfolio.
Key outcomes
- Lead the technical design and execution of complex projects by collaborating with product, marketing, and content teams to deliver reliable, high-performance backend systems.
- Propose innovative ideas to improve our internal processes and technological capabilities.
- Mentor fellow engineers to support their professional growth while remaining open to learning from your peers.
- Focus primarily on backend development while occasionally assisting with other areas of the stack, including mobile, data, or DevOps.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of professional experience in backend software development.
- A strong passion for solving product-focused challenges.
- A commitment to staying current with the latest backend technologies and industry news.
- Proven experience integrating third-party APIs, specifically regarding single sign-on, purchasing, and analytics.
- Clear communication skills and a willingness to provide constructive feedback to enhance our products.
- The ability to identify opportunities for improvement and drive projects to completion independently.
- A track record of shipping at least one customer-facing product.
- Proficiency in our core stack, which includes Ruby on Rails, Python, Shell, AWS, Heroku, Cloudflare, PostgreSQL, Redis, Snowflake, and DBT.
Preferred qualifications
- Direct experience with any of the specific technologies in our current stack.
- Prior work building backends specifically for mobile applications.
- Background in web or full-stack development.
- Experience maintaining content delivery systems.
- Familiarity with billing systems such as Stripe, the Apple App Store, or the Google Play Store.
- A personal interest in mental health, meditation, or brain training.
Compensation
We offer a competitive salary and equity compensation. Our benefits package includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family. You will also receive a home office budget, co-working reimbursement, and annual stipends for learning, wellness, and travel. We provide generous paid time off, flexible sick leave, paid parental leave, and the opportunity to join our annual company meetup in a fun location.
How to apply
We invest significant time into our hiring process to build high-impact teams. Please submit your resume as a PDF, keeping it concise and checking for grammar. We look forward to reviewing your application and learning more about the impact you can make at Elevate Labs. Our interview process consists of conversational sessions and coding exercises in a language of your choice, with a preference for Ruby or Python.
