Senior Backend Engineer – Product & Platform - Remote

Overview

Manifest is hiring a highly qualified, Senior+ backend software engineer responsible for designing and scaling new and existing web services and ETL architecture to support hundreds of thousands of transactions per second. This role will drive high-performance, resilient system designs in a fast-paced, data-intensive environment.

In Short

• Architect and build robust, fault-tolerant web and ETL services that scale to high throughput.
• Act as a key communicator, bridging gaps between teams, clarifying technical concepts, and ensuring alignment across projects.
• Identify and implement improvements in system performance and processes.
• Design and build new features for the Manifest platform.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to optimize existing systems.
• Develop robust monitoring, testing, and deployment strategies.
• Define and maintain the high standards of our engineering culture.
• Work closely with product management, designers, and other engineers.
• Resolve issues together quickly and collaboratively.
• Communicate internally and externally on project developments.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering.
• Proven track record scaling high-volume, data-intensive systems.
• Expertise in distributed systems, microservices, and cloud architectures.
• Familiarity with containerization and CI/CD pipelines.
• High proficiency in Typescript, Mongo, Go, Python.
• Previous experience with commercial software products.
• Experience working in early stage technology startups.
• Strong communication skills.

Benefits

• Fully remote work.
• Unlimited PTO.
• Medical/dental/vision insurance coverage paid at 100%.
• Competitive salary & meaningful stock options.
• 401(k) and retirement options.
• Help get in at the ground floor of a well-funded startup.
• Additional benefits to come.