HockeyStack

HockeyStack

Team Lead Backend Engineer (Core Applications)

San Francisco

Sponsorship not specified$200k-$240kDetected 148 days ago
Node.jsAWSAPI DevelopmentCustomer Success

About the role

  • On top of that foundation, we built Nex-lm, a purpose-built AI engine that compiles natural language into deterministic agent workflows.
  • We operate fully in-person in San Francisco.
  • We move fast and we hire people who want to win.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and development of APIs that expose GTM data to internal and external users.
  • Own end-to-end architecture for large-scale data access patterns, optimizing for performance, cost, and reliability.
  • Collaborate closely with AI, data, and frontend teams to ensure seamless integrations and clean API contracts.
  • Build internal tooling to improve engineering velocity and observability for our backend systems.
  • Drive engineering best practices, code quality, and testing in a fast-paced, high-output environment.
  • You've worked with large-scale data systems (think TBs of data) and know how to manage performance, cost, and uptime at scale.

Requirements

  • Deep experience with modern backend stacks - we use Node.js, ClickHouse and AWS
  • Strong understanding of API design principles, query optimization, and distributed systems.

Compensation

  • As part of our San Francisco, California-based team, the salary range for this role is $200,000– $240,000 USD base pay annually, depending on experience and qualifications.

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