Scope Labs is looking to expand its team with a skilled Backend Engineer to shape the company's early development and deliver high-quality, scalable, and data-driven backend systems.
Requirements
- Excellent knowledge of Python, Node.js, and TypeScript for server-side development
- Strong understanding of database design, optimization, and management (SQL and NoSQL)
- Knowledge of how to create, deploy, and scale APIs and microservices architecture
- Experience with cloud platforms and containerization technologies
- Knowledge of agile software development methodologies, such as Scrum or Kanban
- Experience working with Supabase, PostgreSQL, and GCP tools and services
- Experience with system monitoring, logging, and observability tools
Responsibilities
- Building robust server-side architecture
- Designing efficient APIs
- Optimizing database queries
- Implementing scalable solutions
- Writing clean and efficient code
- Collaborating with frontend, product, and design teams to deliver seamless customer experiences
- Shaping product strategy and designing the backbone systems that power products
Other
- 2+ years experience as a backend engineer
- Team player and ability to work in a rapidly evolving environment
- Effective communication skills in articulating technical tradeoffs and system design decisions
- Positive attitude with a desire to grow within a collaborative, team first environment
- Autonomy and intrinsic motivation
- Strong product sense and understanding of how backend systems impact user experience
