Senior Backend Engineer

Backend EngineerFull-time | NYC / Remote | BenefitsDaze is a social calendar with powerful creative tools for scheduling your future and documenting your past with friends.We hope to unlock creativity, foster intimacy, and inspire self reflection by reimagining the format of time.What We're Looking ForWe are looking for an experienced backend engineer to help design and maintain a secure and scalable service infrastructure. Daze is a young startup and so we are looking for people who are creative and passionate about building products that influence people / society to be the best possible version of itself. Have a big impact on a small team, and help us build a meaningful product.ResponsibilitiesWork closely with our CEO and CTO to architect, build and ship delightful features and drive the technical direction of the Daze platform.Leverage the latest mobile / web development trends and technology to ensure that the application is of the highest possible quality.Create modifiable, maintainable, and well-tested code.Build intuitive user interfaces from the ground up.Apply If You HaveBuilt hardened systems with strong data securityExperience with database management, sharding and replicationExperience with CDNs and geo load balancingExperience with cloud platforms (AWS / Google Cloud)Experience with event sourcing / eventually consistent systemsMoreso If You HaveYou have a love for simplicityYou have experience working in a startup environmentYou have excellent communication/writing skillsYou care about making even small details feel polished and beautifulYou're creative, passionate, and want to build great things :)CompensationWe offer a competitive compensation package that includes stock options and health insurance coverage.What's To Love About DazeWe are a group of talented, empathetic, and collaborative people who care deeply about making products that lead to a more intimate, creative, and reflective world.We care deeply about creating a culture that has a meritocracy of ideas, not hierarchyWe are open to remote work and encourage people to travel.We want you to structure your time in a way that allows you to be the best version of yourself.