About this role
Nango (YC W23) is hiring Staff Backend Engineers to build their developer infrastructure platform for API integrations. You'll own core systems end-to-end, shape the product roadmap, and work directly with customers in a high-ownership remote role.
Must have
10+ years of backend engineering experience with proven ability to scale high-traffic systems
Deep experience with developer infrastructure, APIs, databases, and performance-critical systems
Comfortable with Node.js and modern backend stacks
Strong communicator, proactive, and reliable in a remote-first environment
Product mindset and developer empathy with focus on optimizing for DX
Pragmatic, positive, and low ego with ability to step up in incidents
Startup-ready with autonomy, ownership-driven approach, and ability to navigate ambiguity
Based in North America, LATAM or Europe
Technologies
Responsibilities
Design and scale backend systems, APIs, and services for the open-source platform
Build world-class developer interfaces including APIs, SDKs, UIs, and runtime
Collaborate directly with customers to solve integration challenges
Optimize performance, scalability, and reliability across backend services
Shape the roadmap and company strategy with high ownership of key decisions
Engage with the open-source community and own maintenance of the repo
Benefits
Recruitment process
YC W23 backed company with multi-million ARR and 400+ paying customers
Team of 10 from AWS, Snyk, GitHub, Okta, Netlify, Uber, Samsara
Product-led business selling to developers with engineers driving roadmap
High ownership role with end-to-end ownership from ideation to implementation
Originally posted on Himalayas
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