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Backend Engineer – Product & APIs
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Backend Engineer – Product & APIs
United States
Full Time
12 hours ago
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Key skills
GraphQL
Java
JavaScript
Node.js
NoSQL
Postgres
Python
TypeScript
Go
RESTful
Performance Optimization
About this role
Role Overview
Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs that power the Hook product
Partner closely with frontend engineers to define and implement clean, efficient API contracts
Architect systems that support high-throughput content creation, media processing, and social interactions
Optimize performance, reliability, and latency across core product flows
Contribute to database design, schema evolution, and data modeling decisions
Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting to ensure system health and observability
Participate in technical design discussions and help shape long-term backend architecture
Support experimentation and rapid iteration by building flexible, modular systems
Requirements
3+ years of backend engineering experience building production systems
Strong experience designing and maintaining RESTful or GraphQL APIs
Proficiency in at least one backend language (e.g., Node.js/TypeScript, Python, Go, or Java)
Experience working with relational databases (e.g., Postgres) and/or NoSQL systems
Strong understanding of system design, scalability, and performance optimization
Experience collaborating closely with frontend and product teams
Ability to write clean, maintainable, well-tested code.
Tech Stack
GraphQL
Java
JavaScript
Node.js
NoSQL
Postgres
Python
TypeScript
Go
Benefits
Competitive base salary
Meaningful equity ownership
Opportunity to help build a category-defining social music platform.
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