Loot Labs, Inc · 5 months ago
Senior Backend Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
5+ years expLoot Labs is on a mission to make collecting fun, passionate about bridging the gap between collectible markets and avid collectors. The Senior Backend Engineer will design and scale systems behind their products, lead architecture discussions, and collaborate across the stack to ensure the delivery of robust and secure APIs.
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Responsibilities
Bring senior-level experience building production backend systems (typically 5+ years)
Design, build, and maintain reliable, scalable backend services using AWS (DynamoDB, Lambda, S3, AppSync, Cognito, SQS) and SST (v2 and v3), with Infrastructure as Code best practices
Develop and maintain GraphQL APIs and application logic in TypeScript
Lead system design, data modeling, and architectural decisions for scalability, performance, and long-term maintainability, owning solutions from planning through launch and iteration
Implement robust security, authentication/authorization, and data protection
Maintain healthy production systems through CI/CD best practices, robust observability, and effective incident response
Collaborate with frontend, product, and design to deliver backend systems that enable seamless user experiences
Bring strong product sense and user empathy. Always build with the why in mind, not just the what
Proactively communicate, raise concerns early, and solve problems with teammates
Balance speed and robustness, making pragmatic trade-offs to deliver value quickly without sacrificing quality
Mentor others, share knowledge, and help raise the technical bar
Qualification
Required
Must have 5+ years of senior-level experience building production backend systems
Design, build, and maintain reliable, scalable backend services using AWS (DynamoDB, Lambda, S3, AppSync, Cognito, SQS) and SST (v2 and v3), with Infrastructure as Code best practices
Develop and maintain GraphQL APIs and application logic in TypeScript
Lead system design, data modeling, and architectural decisions for scalability, performance, and long-term maintainability, owning solutions from planning through launch and iteration
Implement robust security, authentication/authorization, and data protection
Maintain healthy production systems through CI/CD best practices, robust observability, and effective incident response
Collaborate with frontend, product, and design to deliver backend systems that enable seamless user experiences
Bring strong product sense and user empathy. Always build with the why in mind, not just the what
Proactively communicate, raise concerns early, and solve problems with teammates
Balance speed and robustness, making pragmatic trade-offs to deliver value quickly without sacrificing quality
Mentor others, share knowledge, and help raise the technical bar
Must be fluent in English and comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
Must have 5+ hours of overlap with US Pacific Time (9am–6pm PT)
Occasional U.S. travel is required for in-person collaboration, team offsites, and company events
Preferred
Experience with e-commerce systems, including payment processing, marketplaces, and order/fulfillment workflows
Familiarity with blockchain, cryptocurrency, or digital collectibles
Experience with OpenSearch / Elasticsearch
Experience building internal tools (e.g., Retool)
Experience with real-time and event-driven systems
Experience with data scraping or browser automation
Interest in collectibles, gaming, or creator platforms
Company
Loot Labs, Inc
Loot Labs is based out of Seattle, backed by Bitkraft, with leadership from Microsoft, NASA, Boeing, Lucas Arts, Twitch, and 2K.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$7.5MKey Investors
BITKRAFT Ventures
2024-10-07Seed· $6M
2023-05-25Pre Seed· $1.5M
Leadership Team
Milan H.
Chief Executive Officer
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