Amondo Backend Engineer

👋 We’re looking for a backend engineer to join us in building Amondo, an audience engagement platform for global brands including the Olympics, New Balance and Live Nation.

(We’re also looking for a frontend engineer - see our other job post!)

The Role

We’re looking for an experienced backend engineer to support our ambitious development roadmap.

As part of a small, dynamic engineering team of five, you’ll play a key role in building a platform used by some of the world’s most iconic companies, including Fortune 500 brands. You’ll collaborate closely with the founder, product team, and designers to develop innovative backend features, refine infrastructure, and ensure our platform meets the highest standards of scalability and reliability.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing, innovative startup at a pivotal stage of its journey.

What we value

The ideal developer for Amondo is someone who is a self-starter, understands the product deeply, is confident engaging with stakeholders, can plan their work and communicates proactively with the team.

Autonomy: The ability to work independently, make informed decisions and manage time effectively.

Communication: Strong communication skills are essential at every level. Developers should communicate clearly and concisely with team members, customers and other stakeholders, keeping everyone informed of progress, challenges and solutions.

Technical competency: Possesses strong technical skills to efficiently tackle complex problems, execute tasks efficiently and deliver high-quality results.

What you'll do

• Design and develop new platform features, including a GraphQL API for internal dashboards, user-facing APIs, media transformation pipelines and server infrastructure.
• Optimise and enhance development processes and workflows to boost efficiency and team productivity.
• Implement robust monitoring and analytics tools to improve the observability, reliability and performance of our services.
• Ensure smooth transitions between platform iterations, maintaining backward compatibility and seamless user experiences.
• Conduct R&D on GPT-powered features and traditional “smart” algorithms to drive innovation and expand platform capabilities.

The tech

• Node.js, NestJS, Cucumber.js, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, Turborepo, pnpm
• Docker, Sentry, Grafana, GitHub Actions
• AWS, S3, Render, Heroku, PostHog
• GitHub, Slack, Notion, Linear
• Frontend: React, Remix, Tailwind, Vite, Jest, Cypress, Storybook, Radix, Chromatic

About you

• Strong, demonstrable working experience with PostgreSQL and GraphQL
• Confident working with AWS and Heroku
• TDD, Git and CI development experience
• Awareness of best DevOps practices
• Experience working in a lean startup environment
• Enjoy using modern collaboration tools - Linear, Notion, GitHub
• Not afraid to work with frontend part of the product
• Bonus: Experience working with third-party APIs including Instagram, Twitter/X Facebook, YouTube and Spotify
• Bonus: Experience with Cloudinary, SendGrid, RabbitMQ, Infosec, S3+CloudFront

What we offer

• Interesting and challenging work
• Work remotely, no commuting to the office
• 4 day work week
• 5 weeks of paid vacation
• Flexible work hours
• Employee autonomy
• Annual international team retreats
• Other perks in the pipeline

Equal opportunities

We value diversity and believe success comes from teams where everyone can be their authentic selves. We welcome applicants from underrepresented backgrounds and are committed to an inclusive, non-discriminatory environment for all.

The application process

1. Submit your application via the form (with an optional video submission)
2. A call with the founder to discuss the company, mission and team
3. A call with one/some of our engineering team to discuss stack and processes
4. A paid trial project - which will give both sides a hands-on opportunity to get to know each other