Remote Software Engineer (Infra)

Description:

• Numeral is building the automation backbone for internet commerce, focusing on sales tax compliance.
• The company provides a comprehensive service from registration to remittance, allowing e-commerce businesses to concentrate on growth.
• Numeral is a rapidly growing company from Y Combinator’s W23 batch, supported by top-tier investors like Benchmark Capital.
• The team consists of experienced professionals from companies such as Stripe, Airbnb, and Notion, aiming to reinvent the industry.
• The company is looking for a foundational Software Engineer (Infrastructure) to solve complex distributed systems problems at scale.
• The role involves designing and building core infrastructure, improving service reliability and observability, and ensuring scalability as transaction volumes increase.
• This position is critical as it will define the architecture and technical direction of the infrastructure platform, impacting customer experience and the company's future.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have 7+ years of experience in building and scaling backend or infrastructure systems in high-growth environments.
• Proficiency in Node.js, PostgreSQL, Redis, and AWS (or equivalent cloud platforms) is required.
• Experience managing containerized workloads using tools like Kubernetes, ECS, or similar is necessary.
• Expertise in observability tooling (e.g., Datadog, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry) and monitoring pipelines is essential.
• Proven ability to design fault-tolerant, distributed systems at scale is a must.
• Strong debugging and performance optimization skills across the stack are required.
• Exceptional collaboration and communication skills, with experience in cross-functional partnerships, are necessary.

Benefits:

• Employees will be core builders in an ambitious, globally minded startup.
• There are opportunities to learn hands-on about scaling international compliance systems.
• The role offers the chance to work across functions and with leadership early in one's career.
• Employees will make a visible impact immediately through enablement and operational design.
• The company promotes a flexible, remote-first culture with strong mentorship and ownership opportunities.