Senior Backend Developer

About the Position

We are looking for a Senior Backend Developer to join our team working on a cloud-native platform built on AWS. You will work within a single monorepo with shared TypeScript domain models, contributing to backend services that are built and deployed independently. A significant part of the role involves handling data pipelines - importing, transforming, and interpreting scientific and product data. You are AI-first, you use Claude for backend development daily, and you are always looking for ways to improve how you and the team work - continuously optimizing for speed while keeping things clean and maintainable.

Responsibilities

• Own backend services end-to-end
• Make architectural decisions independently
• Onboard quickly into a well-structured codebase
• Optimize for both execution speed and development velocity
• Ensure clean, well-structured code

Requirements

Architecture & Mono-repo

• Hands-on experience working in a single monorepo with shared domain models and independent service deployments
• Practical understanding of separation of concerns - knowing when and how to draw boundaries without over-engineering

Backend Runtime & Frameworks

• Strong proficiency in Node.js with NestJS and/or Express
• Comfortable working in Python for data processing or ML-adjacent services

APIs & Caching

• Deep experience building REST APIs with OpenAPI/Swagger documentation
• Practical knowledge of Redis for caching and Bull for job queue management
• Familiar with authentication patterns: Sessions, API keys, OAuth

Data Handling

• Experience designing data import and transformation pipelines - ingesting from APIs, files, or external databases
• Ability to work with both MongoDB and PostgreSQL depending on data characteristics
• Comfortable interpreting, validating, and ensuring data consistency for downstream services
• Familiarity with S3 for file and artifact storage

Cloud - Amazon Web Services

• Practical experience with ECS Fargate, Lambda, S3, CloudFormation, and working with auto-scaling setups
• Familiar with CloudWatch for logging and monitoring

CI/CD & Delivery

• Experience with GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines supporting multiple daily deployments
• Comfortable shipping frequently and confidently in an agile, cross-functional team

AI-First Mindset

• Uses Claude as the primary AI assistant for backend development - code generation, refactoring, debugging, and architecture decisions
• Familiar with how Cursor is used on the frontend side and able to collaborate in an AI-assisted full-stack team
• Constantly looks for better ways to work - tooling, patterns, workflows - and brings that thinking to the team
• Has a strong instinct for performance: spots bottlenecks early, optimizes deliberately, and keeps the codebase clean in the process

Nice to Have

• Experience with API management - lifecycle, throttling, versioning, developer portals (AWS API Gateway or similar)
• Exposure to ML pipelines
• Familiarity with probabilistic or recommendation-based systems
• Background in scientific data domains or product/ingredient data platforms

We Offer

• Opportunity to work on a sustainability platform designed specifically for the food and hospitality industry
• Be part of a SaaS-based tool that helps businesses bridge the gap between food production and environmental accountability

About the Company

This is a SaaS-based sustainability platform designed specifically for the food and hospitality industry. It functions as a data-driven tool that helps businesses bridge the gap between food production and environmental accountability. It turns complex climate data into a business intelligence tool that helps food companies stay profitable while reaching Net Zero goals.

Industries

Environmental Services