Backend Engineer
2 Days Old
The Role
We're hiring a Senior Backend Software Engineer (TypeScript) to help us scale and evolve our core systems. You'll work closely with AI engineers, frontend devs, and product leads to build the APIs, services, and infrastructure powering our agentic workflows.
This is a hands-on role for someone who knows how to build enterprise-grade backends using modern JavaScript/TypeScript stacks. You'll lead major technical efforts, make architecture decisions that scale, and help us stay fast, reliable, and resilient as our user base grows.
What You'll Do & Own
Design, build, and maintain backend services using TypeScript (preferably NestJS )
Develop and document robust REST and GraphQL APIs used by frontend and AI components
Work with PostgreSQL and Redis to manage structured and real-time data
Collaborate across teams to integrate AI pipelines, inference systems, and third-party APIs
Own backend performance, reliability, observability, and dev workflow improvements
Drive engineering excellence via clean code, code reviews, and strong documentation
Evolve our authentication, authorization, and permissioning systems
Contribute to architecture decisions with a long-term view on scale and maintainability
You Might Be a Fit If You... Have 6+ years of experience building production-grade backend systems
Are highly proficient in JavaScript/TypeScript , with deep knowledge of Node.js and NestJS
Have strong experience designing and consuming RESTful and GraphQL APIs
Are comfortable with PostgreSQL , Redis , and caching strategies
Know your way around Docker , CI/CD pipelines , and version control with Git
Value clean architecture, modular codebases, and well-structured data models
Thrive in a high-ownership, fast-paced startup environment with evolving priorities
Bonus Points Experience building secure, scalable auth systems (OAuth2, SSO, etc.)
Familiarity with async patterns, workers, or event-driven systems (e.g., BullMQ, RabbitMQ)
Exposure to AI/ML tooling, vector databases, or real-time inference workloads
Experience in B2B SaaS or enterprise-scale backend platforms
What's in It for You Join a tight-knit engineering team shipping fast and building with ambition
Work on products used by real-world recruiters, analysts, and decision-makers
Be part of a mission-driven company redefining how humans and AI collaborate
Competitive salary, meaningful early-stage equity, and flexible work arrangements
Zero bureaucracy, high trust, and a strong culture of ownership and technical excellence
Calibro Corp. is a professional staffing and services firm specializing in the technology areas of Project Management, Business Analysis, Infrastructure and Development. We offer great benefits to both salaried and hourly employees including medical, dental, vision, 401k with match. Calibro Corp is committed to providing the highest levels of professional services to job seekers and employers. Reach out to our staffing specialists to experience the difference!
- Location:
- Sterling, VA, United States
- Category:
- Computer And Mathematical Occupations