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.

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.