ClickUp · 4 months ago
Principal Backend Engineer, Collaboration Platforms
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$250K/yr - $300K/yrClickUp is a high-growth SaaS company building an all-in-one productivity platform. The Principal Backend Engineer will own the architectural vision for collaboration platforms, focusing on real-time systems and improving product performance while mentoring other engineers.
AppsCollaborationProductivity ToolsSaaSSoftwareTask Management
No H1B
Responsibilities
Own the long-term technical strategy for ClickUp’s core collaboration platforms, including real-time editing (RTE), live canvases, file uploads, and media streaming
Solve our most ambiguous architectural puzzles by diving deep across our full stack (Angular, Quill, WebSockets, Yjs, NodeJS, PostgreSQL, AWS)
Cultivate operational excellence across the organization by implementing architectural patterns that improve the reliability of all our systems
Ship complex, multi-quarter initiatives that unify our collaborative surfaces and provide an innovative advantage in the enterprise market
Mentor the next generation of technical guides and elevate ClickUp's engineering culture through your guidance and influence
Qualification
Required
deep understanding of real-time systems, including state consistency, concurrency models, and the trade-offs of CRDTs and operational transforms
hands-on technical guide who thrives on solving complex problems that span frontend, backend, and infrastructure boundaries
T-shaped engineer with deep expertise in at least one complex technical domain (e.g., real-time collaboration, media pipelines, distributed systems)
proven ability to apply depth to new areas
ability to modernize legacy systems and transform them incrementally into scalable and maintainable platforms
guide through influence, not authority
technical credibility and pragmatic communication to align diverse stakeholders around a shared vision
see complex architecture as an opportunity to deliver transformative, lasting improvements
consistently solve problems that others can't and be a catalyst for the teams you work with
Preferred
specific experience with collaborative technologies
Company
ClickUp
ClickUp is the world’s first Converged AI Workspace, bringing together all work apps, data, and workflows.
Founded in 2017
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$537.5MKey Investors
GeorgianCraft Ventures
2021-10-27Series C· $400M
2020-12-15Series B· $100M
2020-06-24Series A· $35M
Leadership Team
Zeb Evans
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Alex Yurkowski
Cofounder and CTO
Recent News
2025-12-29
2025-12-26
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