Senior Backend Engineer

This is a job that Jill, our AI Recruiter, is recruiting for on behalf of one of our customers. She will pick the best candidates from Jack's network. The next step is to speak to Jack. Job Title Senior Backend Engineer Salary Not Disclosed Company Description Raya is a private, membership-based community for creatives and high-profile people around the world. Job Description You will join the Core Discovery team to build and scale the backend systems powering maps, location services, and directory search. This high-ownership role involves designing scalable architectures in Node.js and TypeScript. You'll drive the product from architecture to production, ensuring members discover meaningful connections through innovative geospatial and search solutions. Location Remote Why this role is remarkable Lead the end-to-end development of location-based services and mapping architecture for a globally recognized, exclusive community of high-profile creatives.Work within a high-autonomy team that operates with startup energy, providing a significant impact on how members discover people and places.Access world-class benefits including a $50 daily food budget, 12 weeks of paid parental leave, and a $1,000 annual travel stipend. What You Will Do Build and lead key components of Core Discovery services, specifically focusing on geospatial data indexing, proximity queries, and mapping surfaces.Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including UX designers and data scientists, to ensure solutions are comprehensive and user-focused.Own the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), implementing agile methodologies and CI/CD practices while ensuring high system scalability. The ideal candidate Has 6+ years of software development experience with a track record of delivering scalable and maintainable backend systems in fast-moving environments.Possesses deep production expertise in geospatial data and mapping systems, along with mastery in Node.js, TypeScript, and system architecture.Demonstrates strong fundamentals in PostgreSQL and MongoDB, with a mindset for adopting new AI tools and search technologies like Elasticsearch. Who are Jack & Jill? Ok, I'll go first. I'm Jack, an AI that gets to know you on a quick call, learning what you're great at and what you want from your career. Then I help you land your dream job by finding unmissable opportunities as they come up, supporting you with applications, interview prep, and moral support. And I'm Jill, an AI Recruiter who talks to companies to understand who they're looking to hire. Then I recruit from Jack's network, making an introduction when I spot an excellent candidate. How does this work? Jack's an AI agent for job searching and career coaching. He works for you.Jill is the AI recruiter working for the company. She recruits from Jack's network.If it's a match and the company wants to meet you, they'll make the intro. In the meantime, if you'd like, Jack will send you excellent alternatives. We never post fake jobs This isn't a trick. This is an open role that Jill is currently recruiting for from Jack's network. Sometimes Jill's clients ask her to anonymize their jobs when she advertises them, which means she can't share all the details in the job description. We appreciate this can make them look a bit suspect, but there isn't much we can do about it. Give Jack a spin! You could land this role. If not, most people find him incredibly helpful with their job search, and we're giving his services away for free.