Senior Backend Engineer

Bandana has grown to over a million monthly active users since October 2023, fields jobs for thousands of employers and is investing heavily into building the best job search and career platform for blue collar workers. We’re building out our team to improve our product and lay a solid foundation for Bandana to begin tackling major initiatives like launching AI-driven job applications, mock interviewing, a best-in-class ATS (applicant tracking system), and the most powerful job search experience in the world.

Interested in this role You can find all the relevant information in the description below.
As a senior backend engineer, you’ll be responsible for leading engineering efforts across both our job-seeker and company experiences. You’ll be responsible for driving best practices, shaping technical vision and system architecture, and setting the engineering culture that drives Bandana’s product and mission forward.
ResponsibilitiesDevelop major products like AI-driven job applications, a best-in-class search experience, and career progression toolsDefine and drive the long-term architecture and technical direction of backend systems while working with the team to develop best practices along the way.Build and maintain core infrastructure - CI/CD, observability, compute, and service frameworks - that power all engineering teams.Work with the rest of the Bandana team to understand user needs and drive product features to address them
You might be a good fit if you…Have 7+ years of experience in softwareHave production experience with TypeScript, Node.js, Next.js, Prisma ORM, and PostgresHave extensive experience developing high-scale, production-ready backend APIs and async event-driven servicesAre highly proficient with cloud production environments and container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, etc)Have a history of mentoring engineers and contributing to team growthAre well versed with infrastructure as codeCommunicate clearly, and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where you balance strategy and execution
Strong candidates may also:Have worked extensively with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)Have led multi-team platform initiatives or owned company-wide developer infrastructureHave contributed to internal or open-source platform tooling (e.g., CI/CD frameworks, service scaffolding)Have experience working with job-seeking or hiring platformsHave experience with agentic AI systems, especially if you have developed multiagent/federated systems or implemented xzbcwsv robustness monitoring and observability
Interview ProcessIntro: 30min chat and overview of Bandana with our recruiting teamTechnical screen: 60min technical exercise with a member of our engineering teamPersonal experience: 60min interview with the CTOOnsite Loop: A full day with the Bandana team. You’ll have five 1 hour sessions + lunch on usSystem DesignTechnical codingProject RetroProduct and design collaborationCoffee chat w/ CEO

Pay and BenefitsBase compensation: $190,000 - $235,000 USDEquity: Dependent on experience and performanceMedical, dental, visionUnlimited PTOGym membership at VITAL, Citi Bike membershipRelocation package if needed