Back-End Engineer

At Every.io, we're reimagining back-office operations for startups. Our platform simplifies finance, compliance, HR, and more - helping founders stay focused on building, not paperwork. We offer everything a startup needs in one place: Banking, Cards, Bill Payments, Bookkeeping, Tax, HR, Payroll, and Benefits-all with 10x better workflows using AI. We're a Series A startup backed by YC and Redpoint Ventures (Instacart, Stripe, Ramp), growing fast, and building a world-class team.

What You’ll Do

• Build reliable, scalable backend services using Node.js and TypeScript

• Design and operate APIs and data flows that power core features of our product

• Own the full lifecycle of backend systems, from architecture and code to deployment, monitoring, and observability

• Help evolve and maintain our AWS infrastructure using Terraform

• Optimize performance, reliability, and maintainability of our backend systems

• Help shape the culture and engineering standards of our growing team

You’re a Great Fit If You:

• Have 10+ years of experience building and operating production backend systems

• Care deeply about system observability, reliability, and performance

• Are comfortable managing cloud infrastructure (AWS + Terraform experience strongly preferred)

• Have strong experience with Node.js and TypeScript in production

• Have hands-on experience with relational databases (especially Postgres / AWS RDS)

• Enjoy working on a tight-knit, fast-moving team where engineers wear multiple hats

• Communicate clearly and enjoy cross-functional collaboration

• If remote, please be between UTC/GMT -3 to -8 timezones

Bonus Points:

• Experience operating production systems at scale with strong observability practices

• Experience with Prisma and advanced Postgres performance tuning

• Comfortable working with infrastructure as code (Terraform)

• Based in or near San Luis Obispo, CA, though remote is welcome

Tech Stack

• Backend: Node.js, TypeScript, Postgres (AWS RDS), Prisma

• Infra: AWS (EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, CloudWatch), Terraform, Docker

• Frontend: React, TypeScript, Next.js

• Tooling: Nx, GitHub

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a mission-driven startup solving real problems for founders

• Work alongside experienced builders in a low-ego, high-ownership environment

• Competitive comp + meaningful equity

• Great health benefits, flexible hours, generous PTO

About the interview

We keep things simple and respectful of your time: a quick chat with our recruiter, a short coding challenge, and conversations with our CTO, a senior engineer, and finally our CEO. No endless rounds or brainteasers - just a thoughtful process designed to give you a real sense of the team, the work, and the impact you can have here.

Every.io is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.