Backend Engineer (Contract)
Feeld, Netherlands

At Feeld, we are creating a world where where everyone is more intimately connected to each other and themselves. We are building an inclusive, human-centred product and are looking for a Lead Backend Engineer to become part our remote team and our mission to elevate the human experience of sexuality and relationships.

To be right for this role, you should have previous experience developing applications at scale, ensuring data integrity within a globally distributed system, and be well-versed in performance testing and system monitoring.

• Implement the design and development of scalable and resilient backend systems using NoSQL and event-driven technologies in cloud-first architectures.
• Analyse and optimise system performance ensuring the reliability and availability of our systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product management, frontend development, and QA to deliver high-quality features and improvements.

Requirements

• You have proven experience in backend development, preferably creating self-documented APIs using Node web frameworks based around GraphQL (or REST) with strong knowledge of event-driven architectures and NoSQL data storage. You’ll have strong experience with TypeScript and familiar with AWS services such as ECS, DynamoDB, Kinesis, EventBridge, PostgreSQL.
• You are diligent when it comes to writing unit and integration tests, and are experienced in writing effective and reliable tests.
• You are able to analyse and optimise system performance and scalability, and are comfortable creating dashboards/monitoring alerts.
• You have excellent communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

• You have experience with Apollo, NestJS, Amplitude, Firebase Authentication, Stream Chat, Cloudinary, Sentry, Snowflake
• You are interested in globally distributed systems and supporting them at scale.
• You are interested in ML and AI models and their application to recommendation engines.
• You are test-driven and focused on automation and efficiency.
• You have Terraform experience.

Benefits

Feeld is an independent, experimental and fully remote organisation reshaping the dialogue on dating and sexuality. The company was founded in 2014 and has evolved since to become the open, distributed structure it is now. We have a naturally agile and fluid culture. The whole team is fully remote, which means you work where and when helps you perform at your best. We regard autonomy highly and treat our organisation as a product we iterate, improve and test things internally to see what works best for everyone.

We believe in creating a safe work environment through humanity, fluidity, safety, transparency and progressiveness. When hiring, we look for culture add rather than culture fit.

Because we are a fully remote team, it’s especially important that we create an environment where our colleagues feel included and connected as humans.

Feeld promotes open-mindedness, inclusion, diversity and kindness, both in the world and among our own workforce.

We encourage and welcome applications from people with a history of marginalisation, whether because of race, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability (seen or unseen) or any confluence of intersectional identities.

Our goal is a barrier-free application process and working environment. If you require further details or assistance or have any questions about this process, please let us know at .

• Your first conversation with Feeld will be a screening call with our recruiter, where you’ll be able to ask - and receive answers - regarding any general questions you have and to confirm the role is a fit for what you’re seeking.
• Your second conversation will connect you directly with the hiring manager for the role you’re applying to. Here, you’ll have a chance to ask more questions about the work you’ll be doing. This conversation will also focus on your past work experiences.
• The next step is a candidate challenge. This is an evaluation of the skills relevant to be successful in this role and generally takes about an hour to complete. You will also have the opportunity to meet the team members you might be working with on a daily basis. Here, you’ll be able to ask questions about team processes, workflow, and the working experience at Feeld.
• We generally make an offer within 2 weeks of our final call, and offer a flexible start date that can begin as early as the next Monday after you sign our offer documentation.
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