Backend Engineer

Summary

The job is for a Backend Engineer at Rye, a company that provides APIs for online commerce. The role involves developing features, building infrastructure to integrate with external platforms, maintaining high-quality APIs, writing documentation, working independently, and communicating updates proactively. The candidate should have 2-4 years of experience in backend engineering, proficiency in TypeScript and Node.js, and knowledge of GraphQL API and gRPC backend system.

Requirements

• 2-4 years of experience in backend engineering
• Proficiency in TypeScript and Node.js is highly desirable (or similar)
• Experience building systems with a GraphQL API and a gRPC backend system

Responsibilities

• Develop features and build infrastructure to integrate with external platforms like Amazon, Shopify, WooCommerce, and BigCommerce
• Build and maintain high-quality APIs for eCommerce, focusing on tracking orders, order placement, returns, and search engines
• Stand up new infrastructure on GCP, Netlify, etc
• Write high-quality documentation for our developer customers

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong understanding of best practices in software engineering and API development
• Interest is working with customers and providing high-quality technical documentation

Benefits

• $130 - $160k salary + substantial equity in a $14M seed-stage startup
• 100% remote team
• Unlimited PTO
• Amazing health benefits + a monthly wellness allowance
• All expenses paid team offsites