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Role Overview

Backend Software Engineer (US Remote)

Build and scale integration-heavy backend services and platforms that process large volumes of transactions and data in real time. You’ll work in a high-ownership engineering culture, partnering with Product, Engineering, and Operations to deliver reliable, scalable systems.

What You’ll Do

Design, develop, and maintain backend services using TypeScript and NestJS
Architect scalable APIs, integrations, and event-driven systems
Build and optimize high-throughput workflows for large-volume transaction/data processing
Design data models, service architectures, and integration patterns for distributed systems
Implement reliable asynchronous processing using queues, workers, and background jobs
Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions with cross-functional teams
Improve platform reliability, performance, and operational efficiency
Apply observability best practices (logging, monitoring, metrics, tracing, alerting)
Support API design, developer experience, documentation, and internal tooling
Participate in architecture discussions and influence long-term platform strategy
Leverage modern AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity and code quality
Own projects from design through deployment and ongoing optimization

Requirements

4+ years of professional backend engineering experience
Strong TypeScript skills and production experience with NestJS (or similar Node.js frameworks)
Proven ability to design and build scalable backend services and APIs
Strong understanding of distributed systems, event-driven architectures, and asynchronous processing
Experience integrating with third-party APIs, webhooks, and external platforms
Solid system design skills for high-scale/high-complexity solutions
Observability and production troubleshooting experience
Testing and maintainability best practices
Excellent communication and collaboration skills in a remote environment

Nice to Have

Queue/background job tools such as BullMQ (or similar)
Familiarity with Next.js or modern frontend frameworks
Experience building high-volume transactional or integration-heavy systems
Exposure to cloud infrastructure and DevOps best practices
Startup/high-growth environment experience
Knowledge of microservices/platform engineering concepts
Using AI-powered development tools as part of daily workflow

About Pragmatike

Pragmatike recruits on behalf of a fast-growing technology company building critical infrastructure for high-volume, real-time business operations across multiple systems and platforms. The work focuses on integration-heavy, scalable backend services that power mission-critical workflows used by customers worldwide.

Backend Software Engineer - US Remote

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