Senior Backend Application Engineer - Product & Platform

Remote · Posted April 9, 2026

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

  • Architect and build robust, fault-tolerant web and ETL services that scale to high throughput.
  • Act as a key communicator, bridging gaps between teams, clarifying technical concepts, and ensuring alignment across projects.
  • Identify and implement improvements in system performance and processes, ensuring the company remains competitive in a fast-paced market.
  • Design and build new features for the Manifest platform to be used by critical organizations around the world.

Key Skills and Experience

  • 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on web services and ETL systems
  • Proven track record scaling high-volume, data-intensive systems
  • Expertise in distributed systems, microservices, and cloud architectures
  • Familiarity with containerization, orchestration, and CI/CD pipelines
  • High proficiency in our primary stack (Typescript, Mongo, Go, Python) is not strictly required, but you should be familiar enough to be able to quickly spin up on languages applicable to your role.
  • Previous experience with commercial software products (SaaS and on-prem) that support 3rd party/external customers.
  • Experience working in early stage technology (B2B SaaS) startups
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment

Bonus Requirements

  • Strong experience with MongoDB in particular and other data stores as well
  • Experience with or general familiarity with AI/ML, LLMs, & model tuning
  • Background or experience in infosec, red teaming, or broader cybersecurity concepts

Additional Requirements

  • Experience with other FOSS and Commercial SDLC security and DevSecOps tooling including SCA, DAST, SAST, etc.

Benefits

  • Help organizations get new-found visibility into their software, and be more secure!
  • Fully remote work (with potential for hybrid co-working)
  • Unlimited PTO (which we take seriously)
  • Medical/dental/vision insurance coverage for you and your dependents paid at 100%!
  • Competitive salary & meaningful stock options
  • 401(k) and retirement options
  • Help get in at the ground floor of a well-funded, early stage startup!
  • Additional benefits to come (retirement, holiday gifts, etc.)

Job Details

  • Job type: Full-Time
  • Category: Back-End Programming
  • Region: Anywhere in the World
  • Apply before: May 7th, 2026