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We believe in high talent density, where a focused, elite team powers a profitable, nine-figure ARR ... We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to own the core systems that power this scale-from ...

Our elite team is stacked with industry veterans who have spent the last three decades shaping the ... As a Backend Engineer (Entry Level), you'll work alongside experienced engineers to design and ...

We believe in high talent density, where a focused, elite team powers a profitable, nine-figure ARR ... We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to own the core systems that power this scale-from ...

Our elite team is stacked with industry veterans who have spent the last three decades shaping the ... As a Backend Engineer (Entry Level), you'll work alongside experienced engineers to design and ...

Our elite team is stacked with industry veterans who have spent the last three decades shaping the ... As a Backend Engineer (Entry Level), you'll work alongside experienced engineers to design and ...

We believe in high talent density, where a focused, elite team powers a profitable, nine-figure ARR ... We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to own the core systems that power this scale--from ...

Sr Java Backend engineer

Richmond, VA ยท On-site

$119K - $154K/yr

Job Title: Sr Java Backend engineer About Kyyba: Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Farmington ... Metro Detroit Elite Category: Recruitment, Selection & Orientation for 101 Best & Brightest * 101 ...

Sr Java Backend engineer

Richmond, VA ยท On-site

$119K - $154K/yr

Job Title: Sr Java Backend engineer About Kyyba: Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Farmington ... Metro Detroit Elite Category: Recruitment, Selection & Orientation for 101 Best & Brightest * 101 ...

We're an elite team, with $125M in funding from top investors (Redpoint, First Round Capital, CRV ... About the Role We're looking for a Backend Engineer to design and scale the systems that power ...

We're a stealth team of elite founders and AI researchers, with backgrounds spanning Stanford ... This is for the backend engineer who has been the on-call hero before, who has strong opinions ...

We're a stealth team of elite founders and AI researchers, with backgrounds spanning Stanford ... This is for the backend engineer who has been the on-call hero before, who has strong opinions ...

Software Engineer (Backend)

San Francisco, CA ยท On-site

$150K - $350K/yr

We're an elite team, with $125M in funding from top investors (Redpoint, First Round Capital, CRV ... About the Role We're looking for a Backend Engineer to design and scale the systems that power ...

Senior Backend Engineer

New York, NY ยท On-site

$150K - $225K/yr

Elite technical context: Work closely with founders who deeply understand both healthcare ... Backend systems and architecture with the CTO and a senior engineer. * Onsite Team Day (Half Day ...

Software Engineer (Backend)

San Francisco, CA ยท On-site

$150K - $350K/yr

We're an elite team, with $125M in funding from top investors (Redpoint, First Round Capital, CRV ... About the Role We're looking for a Backend Engineer to design and scale the systems that power ...

Senior Backend Engineer

New York, NY ยท On-site

$150K - $225K/yr

Elite technical context: Work closely with founders who deeply understand both healthcare ... Backend systems and architecture with the CTO and a senior engineer. * Onsite Team Day (Half Day ...

Elite technical context: Work closely with founders who deeply understand both healthcare ... Backend systems and architecture with the CTO and a senior engineer. * Onsite Team Day (Half Day ...

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Hybrid :: Backend Engineer :: Dallas

Kanak Elite Services Inc

Dallas, TX โ€ข On-site

Contractor

Posted 22 days ago


Job description

Hello There,

My name is Amit Kumar, and I serve as the Sr. Technical Recruiter at Kanak-IT INC. I am reaching out to share an excellent career opportunity for the role of โ€œBackend Engineerโ€ with our esteemed client. If you are interested then please share your updated resume at Amitkumar@kanakits.com .

Title: Backend Engineer

Location: Hybrid with 2-3 days in office in Dallas

Duration: Year Plus contract before conversion

Interview:ย 
1. 30 minutes with VP Engineeringย 
2. 60 Minute technical - Lead Engineer - this may end up being 2 peopleย 
3. 30 Minute with VP peopleย 
4. 60 Minute In person in Dallas with CEOย 
5. Possible additional with VP of Product.ย ย 

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Engagement : Hybrid with 2-3 days in office in Dallas (north Dallas likely - still obtaining office)ย - they may consider someone who is willing to relocate but likely will not cover any or much of that expense.


Keys to these positionsย are extensive experience in BE Node.js with ability to work to the front end as needed but 80+% BE focused and they will also need to have exceptional skills in SQL queries of large amounts of data - knowledge and desire for this as well.ย ย They really prefer a senior resource as well.
Job Description:
As a Backend Engineer, youโ€™ll work closely with product, engineering, and leadership to build the services and APIs that power our platform. Youโ€™ll help ensure high performance, reliability, and scalability, and contribute to the architecture and direction of our systems. This is a high-impact role where you'll have real ownership and the ability to shape engineering culture.

This position reports directly to the Head of Engineering.

Role & Responsibilities:

  • Design, architect, and implement robust APIs and services using Node.js, PostgreSQL, and Redis
  • Optimize complex SQL queries and schemas to ensure lightning-fast performance across large datasets
  • Tackle high-scale engineering challenges to ensure reliability and efficiency under heavy traffic
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with product, engineering, and leadership teams on backend features
  • Proactively identify and resolve technical debt; lead refactoring projects to future-proof our stack
  • Participate in team standups, code reviews, and deployment processes
  • Mentor and support other engineers, helping to elevate team-wide technical excellence
  • Take ownership of projects and drive initiatives from concept to production

Requirements/Qualifications:ย 

  • 5+ years of backend software engineering experience
  • Strong experience with Node.js and PostgreSQL (or equivalent relational databases)
  • Strong SQL skills โ€” able to write, debug, and optimize complex queries on large datasets
  • Experience working on high-volume, consumer-facing platforms
  • Solid understanding of backend architecture, distributed systems, and scalability principles
  • Experience with DevOps practices and cloud infrastructure (preferably Google Cloud or AWS), including CI/CD, monitoring, and infrastructure as code
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with a self-driven, ownership mentality
  • Excellent collaboration and communication skills

Nice To Have:

  • Experience in the travel, marketplace, or e-commerce space
  • Experience scaling systems to millions of daily users
  • Experience building and deploying machine learning models using Vertex AI or similar platforms (e.g., SageMaker, Azure ML)
  • Contributions to open-source projects or tech communities
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