Founding Backend/Infrastructure Engineer - Actual AI

Company: SprintReview, Inc.
Location: Seattle
Posted on: May 1, 2025

Job Description:

Own the architecture that drives our platform's growth and stabilityLocationAs the lead engineer responsible for our backend and infrastructure, you'll play a crucial role in scaling our SaaS platform, building out on-premises solutions, and supporting our desktop application infrastructure. This role is hybrid in Seattle, WA, USA.What you will do

• Own our backend and infrastructure. You will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the core infrastructure that powers our services, ensuring scalability, security, and performance.
• Optimize and scale. Work on optimizing our systems for performance and scalability as we grow, ensuring that our platform can handle increasing load and complexity.
• Collaborate with frontend and product teams. Work closely with other teams to integrate backend solutions that enhance the user experience.
• Build our team. As we grow, you will be a part recruiting and interviewing new engineers, building out a world-class backend and infrastructure team.
• Have shipped reliable, scalable, and secure backend systems, preferably with a significant user base.
• Be comfortable with selecting and implementing the right tools and frameworks for the job, with significant experience in languages like Python, Go, or Node.js, and familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Be autonomous and driven. You will be an owner, with the autonomy to match.
• Enjoy solving complex technical challenges and have a deep understanding of system design, distributed systems, and infrastructure best practices.
• Have experience with database management and optimization, particularly with PostgreSQL or similar relational databases.Bonus Qualifications
  • Specific experience migrating SaaS applications to on prem VPCs.
  • Deep knowledge of security best practices and compliance requirements in cloud environments.
  • Experience scaling a brand new product, either at a startup or not, from a small number of users to tens of thousands.
  • Truly enjoy talking to users.We don't believe in pattern matching specific years of experience, education, or names on your resume. We care about what you have accomplished and how you were able to do that. Our interview process reflects this, and will consist of chats with the founders and walking through your previous experiences.We understand that everyone is unique and that while you might not perfectly fit this job description, you may be perfect for the job. We highly encourage you to apply if you think you are a good fit.SprintReview AI is currently unable to sponsor visas. You must be legally authorized to work in the United States.Apply for this PositionNameEmailLinkedIn URLReady to transform your engineering team?Join the growing number of companies using Actual AI to build high-performing teams.
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