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Founding Backend Engineer

Virevai — South Korea · Posted ~1 day ago

Lead Full-time Hybrid

Skills

Python FastAPI System Design Backend Development Taskiq PostgreSQL Redis OpenSearch ClickHouse

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Summary

We are looking for a Founding Backend Engineer to build the scraping and data engine behind our discovery platform. You will architect the systems that ingest, enrich, and serve millions of profiles reliably while operating under heavy load. You will design data models, scale high-throughput pipelines, and ensure system resilience against anti-bot measures. We require strong backend Python experience, alongside databases like PostgreSQL, Redis, and search engines like OpenSearch or ClickHouse. We need someone who thrives in ambiguous environments and cares deeply about correctness and clean design.

Highlights

Work directly with founders on complex infrastructure problems, high level of ownership, competitive equity compensation, flexible work locations, and a fast-paced startup environment.

Description

All roles Engineering Founding engineer (backend) Engineering Full-time Seoul / San Francisco Negotiation + equity About The Role As a founding backend engineer, you build the scraping and data engine behind discovery — the systems that ingest, enrich, and serve millions of creator profiles fast and reliably. You'll work directly with the founders on the hardest infrastructure problems and own them end-to-end. What you'll do Build and scale the Instagram scraping + enrichment pipeline — high-throughput, resilient, observable.Design the data models and APIs that power search and the product.Keep the system fast and reliable under real load and anti-bot pressure. What we look for Strong backend Python (FastAPI, Taskiq) with PostgreSQL, Redis, and OpenSearch / ClickHouse.You like systems that scale and care about correctness, observability, and clean design.Startup energy — you thrive with ambiguity, ownership, and speed. Compensation Negotiation + equity Compensation is a starting point — open to negotiation and discussion. We're ambitious, and we love people who are too. Only your name and email are required — share whatever else helps us know your work. Full name * Email * Phone Optional Location Optional Select…SeoulSan FranciscoRemote LinkedIn GitHub Portfolio Résumé link Optional Why are you applying? Optional A project you're most proud of Optional