Remote Software Engineer (Back-end)

Description:

• Resend is looking for a skilled Software Engineer to join their team and help scale their platform to send millions of emails every day.
• The team consists of a small group of engineers who are obsessed with developer experience and aim to build a reliable platform for other developers.
• In this role, you will build and enhance backend services that drive user-facing features.
• You will optimize database and infrastructure performance to ensure smooth and efficient operations.
• The role involves improving observability, monitoring, and alerting to enhance the ability to respond to operational incidents.
• You will scale the service through architectural improvements and infrastructure enhancements.
• The position requires iterating with existing components to build the UI to deliver feature completion from end to end.

Requirements:

• You should have 5+ years of back-end engineering experience with a focus on cloud infrastructure.
• Fluency in writing and speaking English is required.
• You must be able to consistently work in the Americas timezone.
• Experience in supporting large workloads on AWS is necessary.
• A passion for helping other developers is essential.
• Experience with front-end development is also required.
• Deep experience with Node.js, TypeScript, and React (Express, Hono, Next.js) is preferred.
• Proven experience with databases and performance tuning, specifically with Postgres and Clickhouse, is needed.
• Infrastructure and reliability skills, including knowledge of Datadog, AWS, Terraform, and CDK, are important.
• Familiarity with observability tools and practices is required.
• You should have the ability to identify bottlenecks and propose/implement solutions to scale services.
• A solid understanding of distributed services is necessary.

Benefits:

• You will have the autonomy to “just ship it” and take ownership of problems and solutions.
• The team operates 100% remotely with flexible working schedules.
• You will work with a modern tech stack, including Next.js, Raycast, Retool, and Notion.
• The team culture is characterized by honesty and low ego, fostering a collaborative environment.