Staff/Senior Backend Engineer (Node.js)

About the Position

Staff/Senior Backend Engineer (Node.js)

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About the Company

Mimica is an AI-powered process intelligence platform enabling enterprises and individuals to reclaim their most precious resource: time. We've all seen repetitive tasks and redundant processes quietly drain productivity and creativity. Not because companies don’t want to become more efficient, but because they don’t know where to start.

Mimica automatically analyzes your team’s work, then generates the AI agents to execute it. Our software turns everyday work into data-backed decisions, helping companies remove process bottlenecks, automate the right tasks, and upskill teams with precision and confidence.

We’ve raised $26 million in Series B financing and are scaling fast. Backed by investors including Khosla Ventures and Paladin Capital, our proprietary AI technology is trusted by Fortune 500 companies to accelerate transformation. Mimica is recognized as a Top 100 AI Start-up by Accel and an industry Leader by the Everest Group.

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Responsibilities

• Enhance and scale the backend systems powering the Mimica platform (MERN stack).
• Design and implement a scalable architecture.
• Develop and optimize backend services and APIs.
• Improve the performance and reliability of existing components.
• Take operational responsibility for what you build.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and collaborate across teams to identify and implement product improvements.
• Develop and optimize a real-time backend service that enables multiple users to edit graph data and re-train AI models through their input.
• Create libraries and build APIs in our Node.js backend to interact with the various ML components of the system.
• Diagnose fault-tolerance and availability issues, as well as performance bottlenecks, and resolve them.
• Refactor components and services and produce documentation for your implementations.
• Provide feedback to peers through pair programming and code reviews and help others to level up.
• Participate in hiring and onboarding new team members; take on end-to-end project management responsibilities as we grow.

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Requirements

• Background in backend engineering, focusing on developing high-performance production software and scalable architectures.
• Minimum 8 years of experience as a Software Engineer.
• Proficiency in TypeScript, and experience using modern frameworks and technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) to build high-throughput, low-latency systems.
• Practical experience in designing APIs and managing databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MongoDB), with a keen eye for query optimization and efficient data storage & handling.
• Firm grasp of distributed systems concepts and techniques – microservices, load balancing, caching, horizontal/vertical scaling, and stateless architectures.
• Commitment to upholding high engineering standards, prioritizing code quality, maintainability, reliability, and security.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills – methodically decomposing systems to identify bottlenecks, determine root causes, and implement effective solutions.
• Drive to continually develop your skills, improve team processes, and reduce debt.
• Fluency in English, with effective communication skills – articulating complex ideas, concepts, and trade-offs clearly.

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Nice to Have

• Experience and fluency with Python.
• Experience working within an international high-impact Startup/Scale-up environment – delivering value quickly and iteratively.
• Active interest in AI, automation, or related fields.

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We Offer

• Generous compensation + stock options - aligned with our internal framework, market data, and individual skills.
• Distributed work: Work from anywhere - fully remote, in our hubs, or a mix.
• Company-issued laptop, remote setup stipend, and co-working budget.
• Flexible schedules and location.
• Ample paid time off, in addition to local public holidays.
• Enhanced parental leave.
• Health & retirement benefits.
• Annual learning & development budget.
• Annual workaways and regular virtual & in-person socials.
• Opportunity to contribute to groundbreaking projects that shape the future of work.

Note: Some benefits may vary depending on location and role

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Location

This is a fully remote position. You can be based anywhere in the UK, Americas, or Europe within a UTC-6 to UTC+1 timezone.

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⚠️ Mimica will only contact candidates from an @mimica.ai email address. We do not request banking or sensitive personal information during the recruiting process.