(Remote — Americas or Europe) At Nango (YC W23), we're pioneering a cutting-edge platform for developers to seamlessly integrate diverse software ecosystems. Companies operate on increasingly complex technological stacks, and meaningful automation requires sophisticated interconnectivity between tools. We're the premier open-source integration platform. Over 100 paying customers — including Linux, Contentful, Semgrep — already leverage Nango. We've surpassed $1M ARR with a lean team of 6, experiencing rapid growth through organic, product-driven adoption. Supported by YC and executives from Cloudflare, Retool, Notion. Adoption is particularly robust among emerging AI companies (e.g. Exa, Vapi, Tennr, Motion), where integrations represent the crucial initial step in connecting AI agents with real-world systems. What You'll Do - Design and architect scalable backend infrastructure, APIs, and services for our open-source platform - Craft exceptional developer interfaces: APIs, SDKs, UIs, and runtime environments that exceed developer expectations - Directly engage with customers to resolve complex integration challenges - Enhance performance, scalability, and reliability across backend services - Contribute strategically to company roadmap and decision-making processes - Actively participate in open-source community, managing and maintaining our repository Who you are - 5+ years of backend engineering expertise, demonstrating capability in scaling high-traffic systems - Extensive background in developer infrastructure, API design, database management, and performance-critical architectures - Genuine enthusiasm for developer tools, industry best practices, and exceptional user experience - Proficient with Node.js and contemporary backend technology stacks - Exceptional communicator, proactively reliable in remote-first work environments - Product-oriented mindset with deep developer empathy: consistently optimizing user experience - Pragmatic, positive attitude with minimal ego: capable of managing incidents and supporting teammates - Startup-ready: autonomous, driven by ownership, adept at navigating ambiguous scenarios If you're an experienced backend engineer passionate about developer infrastructure, thriving on ownership, and eager to revolutionize integration technologies — we want to connect with you. Compensation Range: $120K - $180K
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Nango is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer (Remote)
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