Senior Backend Engineer

Trigger.devLondon, United Kingdom11 months ago

We're looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to help us build our Open Source and Cloud product. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Node.js, TypeScript, Postgres, Redis, and cloud infrastructure. This role requires both technical depth and the ability to think strategically about our platform's future.

What you'll be doing

Designing new SDK/platform features and implementing them.
Developing database schemas and data models.
Creating and optimizing query performance and data access patterns.
Building robust backend systems.
Designing and implementing scalable API endpoints and services.
Using security best practices.
Implementing monitoring, logging, and debugging solutions.
Contributing to architectural decisions and technical roadmap.

We have an active community on Discord and GitHub. Everyone on the team helps customers, reviews PRs, and creates issues
Having great documentation is essential. Everyone writes docs.
We are a product-led growth company so everyone is expected to get involved in creating content like code examples, blog articles, videos and tweets

You really need to have

Expertise in Node.js and TypeScript (we use Remix)
Expertise with Postgres and Redis
OK with being on call and understanding reliability is a shared responsibility for the engineering team
Cloud infrastructure experience (AWS/GCP/Azure)
If you're remote you must be within EET to PST timezones (GMT+2:00 to GMT-8:00). We will arrange in-person events throughout the year

You'll be an amazing fit if you have

A proven track record of contributing to open source projects
You've previously been a venture-backed startup founder
Experience with React, or better still, Remix
Worked on a high throughput system
Designed SDKs for developers
Experience with self-managed Kubernetes
Familiarity with Linux
OTel or "o11y" experience
Worked at a developer tools company
Experience with Go

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FAQ

Is the Senior Backend Engineer position at Trigger.dev remote?: Yes. This role was posted on Remote Frontend Jobs, a job board that lists exclusively fully remote positions.
When was this Senior Backend Engineer job posted?: This listing was posted on October 8, 2025 and is still open for applications.
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