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Senior Backend Engineer

New York, NY, US...
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Sendblue

Startup
Category
Technical
Experience
4-7 years
Type
Full-Time
Location
New York, NY, US / Remote (US)
Salary
$160,000 - $240,000
Job Description
Benefits & Culture
Flexible hours
Remote work
Paid time off
Fast-paced environment
Direct feedback
Growth opportunities
Core Values
Authenticity
Customer Success
High-Growth
Innovation
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About the role

We’re looking for a seasoned full-stack engineer to lead feature development across our Node.js, React, and PostgreSQL stack. You'll own projects end-to-end from schema design to backend APIs ensuring our platform remains fast, scalable, and reliable.

  1. Ship high-quality code across Node.js/Express backends and React frontends.
  2. Architect and optimize PostgreSQL databases: schema design, complex SQL, and performance tuning.
  3. Build dynamic, high-performance React components using hooks and modern tooling.
  4. Design and implement robust REST and real-time APIs (WebSockets).
  5. Incorporate Redis for caching, queues, and high-throughput workflows.
  6. Translate product ideas and customer feedback into scalable features.
  7. Improve system observability: logs, metrics, and alerts.
  8. Contribute to sprint planning and raise the bar on team velocity and code quality.

What We’re Looking For

  1. 4+ years of experience building and deploying full-stack applications in production.
  2. Expertise in PostgreSQL: schema design, window functions, complex joins, query tuning.
  3. Solid experience with Redis for caching or pub/sub use cases.
  4. Strong system design skills; experience architecting systems independently.
  5. Clear, concise communication and a bias for shipping.

Nice to Have

  1. Experience with Next.js, TypeScript, GraphQL.
  2. Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
  3. Background in real-time messaging or event-driven systems.
  4. Startup experience, especially in high-growth environments.

About the interview

Tell us your understanding of our technical challenges and how your experience with Node.js, Express, and PostgreSQL can help us overcome them. We’re eager to learn how you can contribute to both our rapid shipping velocity and our commitment to high-quality, SQL-driven backend systems.

If you’re passionate about building robust backend architectures and optimizing SQL-driven systems, we’d love to hear from you.

About Sendblue

Sendblue lets businesses send iMessage from inside their CRM.

When it comes to sales, authenticity is everything, and green bubbles aren’t cutting it anymore. In order to get a lead with an iPhone to actually respond to a text in 2025, it HAS to be blue. That’s where Sendblue comes in we provide a virtual iMessage line directly in a business’ CRM which they can use to message their leads and clients.

Our goal is to provide an over the top experience for our customers in every way, from giving them technology they can’t access anywhere else to ensuring their workflows and sales processes are actually effective. We deeply value the relationships we have with our customers, and keeping them happy and successful is our top priority. We are a lean team based in New York City, and we are growing extremely quickly.