Senior Backend Engineer

Summary

Join Tilt, the UK's largest live shopping platform, as a Senior Backend Engineer and play a key role in building and scaling our seller platform. You will design and implement scalable backend services and APIs, create robust solutions for complex challenges, and build and maintain cloud infrastructure. This is a fast-paced startup environment requiring passion, drive, and a willingness to learn quickly. The position offers a competitive salary, equity through stock options, a tech budget, and a London workspace with free gym membership. We are open to remote work within 2 hours of UK time, with London-based candidates having the option of working in our Canary Wharf office.

Requirements

• Strong experience developing and deploying highly scalable applications and APIs in production environments
• Deep knowledge of the NodeJS ecosystem and its associated technologies
• Extensive experience with AWS services and infrastructure as code
• Strong foundation in database design and management, particularly with relational databases
• You're an ambitious problem-solver who thrives in fast-paced environments
• You communicate technical concepts clearly and work effectively in autonomous teams
• You're passionate about building systems that empower sellers and enhance their experience

Responsibilities

• System Architecture: Designing and implementing highly scalable backend services and APIs that power our seller tools, from shipping integrations to AI-driven features
• Technical Innovation: Creating robust, maintainable solutions for complex seller-focused challenges while ensuring optimal performance and reliability
• Infrastructure Development: Building and maintaining the cloud infrastructure that supports our growing seller ecosystem, ensuring high availability and scalability

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with frontend technologies (VueJS, React)
• Expertise with NestJS framework
• Proficiency in GraphQL API development
• Experience with AWS Typescript CDK
• Knowledge of document databases (MongoDB, DynamoDB)
• Experience with AWS Data Pipelines (Glue, SageMaker)

Benefits

• Equity through stock options
• Tech Budget
• Workspace in London (Canary Wharf), including free gym membership