Founding Backend Engineer
- Salary
- $150K–$200KUSD
- Hiring from
- United States
- Work type
- Remote
- Posted
- Sep 24, 2026
Job Description
A stealth-mode venture at the intersection of entertainment, media, and audience-led investment is seeking a Lead Backend Engineer to take ownership of its platform’s core systems. This is a unique opportunity to join an early-stage team building a highly scalable product in a space combining interactive content, audience investment, and Web3 infrastructure.
The ideal candidate is a senior engineer ready to shape backend architecture, mentor others, and help scale both systems and team as the product moves toward mass adoption.
Key Responsibilities:
Architect and evolve core backend systems
Contribute as a hands-on individual contributor
Establish engineering processes and best practices
Collaborate closely with product and design
Conduct code reviews and uphold engineering quality
Guide and mentor junior developers
Help define and track product KPIs
Support experimentation and A/B testing
Take ownership of deployment, monitoring, and scaling
Influence hiring as the engineering team grows
Tech Environment:
The stack includes Java, Elixir, JavaScript, and containerized environments with Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, and modern CI/CD workflows.
Ideal Profile:
5+ years of backend development experience
Strong experience across distributed systems and API design
Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and deployment at scale
Previous leadership or mentoring experience (preferred)
Experience with Web3, blockchain, or tokenized platforms (bonus)
Strong communication and documentation skills
Comfortable working in a fast-moving startup environment
What’s on Offer:
Salary: $150,000–$200,000
Equity options
Fully remote and flexible work culture
Opportunity to influence product and tech direction from day one