Backstroke is hiring a Software Engineer

About the Role

Backstroke Logo is looking for a Software Engineer to build and ship production features for our AI-powered email marketing platform. You'll work alongside a small engineering team to deliver end-to-end features, iterate based on user feedback, and move at startup speed.

What You'll Do

  • Ship full-stack features end-to-end, owning features from idea to production.
  • Build with AI assistance using tools like Cursor, GitHub Copilot, or Claude Code.
  • Move fast and iterate, optimizing for learning loops over perfect first releases.
  • Own your work, being responsible for quality, performance, and user experience.

What We're Looking For

  • 1-3 years of experience building and shipping software.
  • Full-stack capabilities or strong interest in learning.
  • AI-first development mindset with experience using AI coding tools.
  • Startup DNA: scrappy, comfortable with ambiguity, figures things out.
  • Product-minded approach, caring about users and making smart trade-offs.

Nice to Have

  • Bonus points for built side projects, open source contributions, or a portfolio.

Technical Stack

  • Ruby on Rails
  • React
  • TypeScript
  • PostgreSQL
  • AWS

Team & Environment

You'll join a small engineering team.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Annual salary range: $90,000-$120,000

Backstroke is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our company. We don't discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Required Skills
Ruby on RailsReactTypeScriptPostgreSQLAWSBackend DevelopmentFrontend DevelopmentFull-Stack DevelopmentAPI DevelopmentDatabase ManagementCloud Infrastructure
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Backstroke

Builds Backstroke—AI-powered email marketing for ecommerce brands. Their platform generates complete, on-brand email campaigns in minutes.

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Category fullstack
Posted 22 days ago