Back-End Software Engineer

About Lindenpoint HQ

Revenue comes from a mix of advertising, affiliate commissions and a premium tier. Most of our traffic is mobile, so the iOS and Android apps get as much attention as the website.

About the role

Lindenpoint HQ has an opening for a Back-End Software Engineer. Backend role focused on API design, data modeling and making slow things fast. This is a fully remote position open to candidates anywhere in the US.

In your first few months you will

• Model data and write migrations for PostgreSQL, MySQL or DynamoDB.
• Tune slow queries, add indexes and read query plans.
• Write integration and contract tests so API changes don't break consumers.
• Secure endpoints with OAuth 2.0, JWT validation and proper input checks.
• Review code for correctness, performance and failure handling.
• Implement background jobs and event consumers using Kafka, SQS or RabbitMQ.
• Add caching with Redis where it actually helps, and remove it where it doesn't.

About you

• 3+ years of backend development experience in a production environment.
• Understanding of concurrency, transactions, idempotency and retries.
• Working knowledge of message queues or streaming platforms.

Pluses

• Background with high-volume payment or ledger systems.
• Prior work breaking up a monolith.

Perks and benefits

Expected salary range: $159,000-$189,000 a year, plus bonus eligibility.

• Health insurance.
• 401(k) with a 100% match up to 5%.
• Paid time off.

This position requires a background check.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Lindenpoint HQ.