(Senior/Staff) Backend Engineer
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LocationRemote
Work moderemote · United States
Typefull-time
SeniorityLead
DepartmentEngineering
Company size51–200 people
PostedFeb 10, 2026 · 9mo ago
Verified live1d ago
May no longer be actively hiring
Posted by the company on Feb 10, 202673% of this company's open roles have been listed for 90+ days
At a glanceSummarised by Seekless from the posting.
Senior or staff-level experience building and owning production systems
Systems thinking
Clear communicator who enjoys breaking down complexity and collaborating deeply
Appetite for learning and working in ambiguity
Curiosity
Big ambitions
Kindness
Built AI features and the evaluations behind them
Worked on product analytics
Experience with Node.js, TypeScript, Event Sourcing, Express, Postgres, RabbitMQ, Kubernetes, AWS
Skills
Node.js
TypeScript
Event Sourcing
Express
Postgres
RabbitMQ
Kubernetes
AWS
About the company
At Duna, we see the company as the second product we’re building and are continually working to create a transparent, ambitious culture. We want this to be the place where you do your best work.
Our mission is to redefine identity for the global economy. We’re backed by world-class investors including Index Ventures as well as founders and executives from companies like Stripe, Adyen, Notion, Remote, Qonto, Framer, Anthropic, Mollie, OpenAI, Goldman Sachs.
Since your role with us will rarely fit a job description, we only wrote a crisp overview.
WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING IN THIS ROLE
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Design and build backend systems that are clean, testable, and efficient
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Architect scalable APIs and infrastructure for high-trust environments
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Own core systems end to end, and stay hands-on in the code
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Bring strong opinions on testing, quality, and long-term maintainability
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Tackle complex product challenges with a user-first mindset
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Shape our engineering practices and technical culture
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR
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Senior or staff-level experience building and owning production systems
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Systems thinking - you see beyond features to long-term system behaviour
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Clear communicator who enjoys breaking down complexity and collaborating deeply
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Appetite for learning and working in ambiguity
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Curiosity
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Big ambitions
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Kindness
Nice to have
Bonus if you’ve built AI features and the evaluations behind them, or worked on product analytics.
Our current stack includesNode.js + TypeScript, Event Sourcing, Express, Postgres, RabbitMQ, Kubernetes, AWS. Experience with these is a plus, but not required. We are more excited about how you approach problems and find solutions.
A final note before you apply: please read through our website in detail. You’ll find the fundamentals there: what we believe in, how we work, and why we’re building this company.
We’re a remote-first, fast-moving team of builders looking for exceptional people who love to create, build, and ship. Beyond passion and grit, we highly value curiosity, authenticity and kindness.
If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!
PS. We are looking to hire passionate people from a variety of backgrounds. So even if you don’t check all the boxes, we welcome your application!