Software Engineer, Backend
Fern
Role Overview
This role is ideal for ambitious engineers with entrepreneurial goals. Many of us are former or future founders, and this is an opportunity to scale a company from $1M to $10M ARR while partnering with fast-growing tech companies shaping the future of software. We value in-person collaboration and work out of our office in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn.
Sound like you? Get in touch.
What you'll do
Be a power-user of Vercel. We host a multi-tenant Next.js app that powers 100s of documentation websites. Check us out on Vercel's blog . You'll be the owner of the backend for our frontend—which is open source !
Drive zero-to-one features. You'll take customer requests, architect a solution, develop the feature, and announce the release to our customers. We've got a tight feedback loop that's driven by customer requests .
Build with industry-leading tools . You'll get hands-on with React, TypeScript, Next.js, TailwindCSS, shadcn components, and AWS. We use the best tools for the job and prioritize developer experience over cost (looking at you, Vercel).
Build our team. We’re growing, and you will work directly with the CEO and CTO to bring in talented engineers.
What you’ll bring
4+ years of professional backend or full-stack development
Significant experience working with TypeScript
An eye for crafting a great developer experience
( Bonus ) You've worked in a high-growth SaaS company
(Bonus) Experience working with the OpenAPI specification, Conjure (Palantir), or Smithy (AWS)
What we offer
Kind teammates who work hard
First-hand experience building an early-stage startup
Living proximity bonus of $18,000 per year if you choose to live near the office
Meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) at the office
Health, dental, and vision insurance
Unlimited vacation
Domestic and international team offsites
Our tech stack
Next.js + Vercel (Frontend)
Fern (API)
Anthropic + Bedrock (LLM)
Microservices: Express (Node.js), FastAPI (Python)
Postgres + Prisma ORM (Database)
Algolia + turbopuffer (Search)
AWS (Cloud)
About the interview
Phone screen with a founder
Three interviews: one coding, one decomp, one behavioral
Onsite with our team
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