Chromatic · 1 day ago
Backend Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$145K/yr - $184K/yr
5+ years expChromatic is dedicated to enhancing the UX of the internet by providing tools that ensure the integrity of digital experiences. They are seeking a Backend Engineer to contribute to the Chromatic Platform API, which supports various applications and workflows for thousands of developers. The role involves building and maintaining scalable backend systems, optimizing existing services, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful solutions.
Computer Software
Responsibilities
Build and maintain scalable, reliable backend systems to power the Chromatic product
Own projects from conception to completion, breaking down features into discrete units of work and maintaining momentum toward delivery
Work cross-functionally at Chromatic to ensure feature continuity between Chromatic and Storybook and ship work that delights developers
Continuously improve existing systems by identifying opportunities for optimization, refactoring, and modernization
Participate in the team's support rotation, which is primarily within business hours
Stay ahead of emerging trends in frontend architecture and developer tooling, identifying opportunities to enhance the platform
Qualification
Required
5+ years of hands-on backend engineering experience building scalable, resilient APIs and systems with modern JS/TS, with a test-driven approach
Self-directed problem solver who can scope work, communicate progress, flag blockers early, and make sound technical and product trade-offs independently while staying aligned with stakeholders
Strong opinions, weakly held—someone who pushes back on ideas to drive better outcomes, handles critique without defensiveness, and demonstrates a growth mindset
Clear written and verbal communicator who provides straightforward, self-contained updates with necessary context in our distributed, asynchronous environment
Focused executor who stays accountable to commitments, resists distractions, and delivers consistent progress even when things don't go as planned
Genuinely invested in developer experience, whether you've shipped tools for developers or spent years deeply understanding frontend teams' pain points
Preferred
Have recently stepped into a senior role, or are an early-career engineer ready to level up
Have experience with Storybook or Chromatic
Have experience building and maintaining a public API. We'd be even more ecstatic if you've done this with GraphQL
Have experience building production-grade APIs in other languages besides Node (JS/TS) using a framework (Rails, Phoenix, FastAPI, etc.)
Have worked effectively in a distributed, remote-first team environment
Have followed a non-traditional path into software and bring insight from experiences beyond engineering
Company
Chromatic
Web UIs are more complex than ever. Chromatic simplifies UI testing, maintenance, and collaboration. We build Storybook and Chromatic.
11-50 employees
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