Senior Backend Engineer

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About the role

  • Backend Engineer responsible for backend systems and infrastructure in a fast-growing AI startup. Driving product velocity and stability with end-to-end feature execution.

Responsibilities

  • You’ll own end-to-end execution for backend systems and infrastructure
  • You’ll build APIs, services, and real-time systems handling complex accounting logic
  • You’ll collaborate with founders, product, and frontend engineering to turn complex workflows into secure, performant systems
  • You’ll design, implement, and ship production-ready features at high speed
  • You’ll manage data migrations, scaling challenges, external integrations, and end-to-end reliability
  • You’ll drive measurable outcomes that accelerate DualEntry’s product velocity and stability

Requirements

  • 10 years of overall experience, or at least 5 years of strong AWS-focused engineering experience.
  • Deep understanding of AWS services (EC2, ECS/EKS, RDS, IAM, networking, etc.).
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.).
  • Strong background in CI/CD systems (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar).
  • Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and modern deployment workflows.
  • Experience implementing monitoring and observability solutions (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, etc.).
  • Comfortable working independently to build new systems and processes from the ground up.
  • Time zone flexibility to support partial 24-hour coverage is preferred.

Benefits

  • Equity: $30,000+ USD
  • 27 PTO days (incl. public holidays)
  • Visa sponsorship option for relocation to NYC within 2+ years
  • Enjoy a learning & development budget for courses, certifications, and language learning to keep growing your skills
  • Work where you feel most productive at co-working spaces or from your home office with support for setup, internet, and phone

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$100,000 - $175,000 per year

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Tech skills

AWSDockerEC2GrafanaJenkinsKubernetesPrometheusTerraform

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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