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Make | letsmake.com · 1 day ago

Backend Engineer

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
senioritySenior Level
date5+ years exp
Make is a design and engineering agency that creates award-winning software used by billions. They are seeking a Backend Engineer to build and maintain backend services, implement APIs, and collaborate with a remote team in an AI-first environment.
ConsultingSoftwareAppsMobile AppsSoftware EngineeringWeb DesignWeb Development

Responsibilities

Join a team of AI-first engineers
Build and maintain backend services using Node.js and TypeScript
Implement APIs and business logic based on product and technical requirements
Write clean, readable, and well-tested code
Use AI tools daily to streamline development, debugging, refactoring, and documentation workflows without compromising quality
Work closely with other engineers in a remote-first environment, proactively communicating progress, blockers, and risks
Identify issues proactively, spotting bugs, performance bottlenecks, or architectural risks early and taking ownership of solutions

Qualification

Node.jsTypeScriptBackend system designAI tools usage3rd party service integrationMicroservicesProactive mindsetCommunication

Required

An AI-first mindset
Hands-on experience using Cursor, Claude Code, or Codex
Hands-on experience building at least one large-scale backend system from scratch
Experience integrating 3rd party services into a system architecture
+5 years of backend experience
+2 years of Node.js experience
Excellent communication skills and comfort working in an asynchronous, remote environment
A proactive, ownership-driven mindset: you see problems, raise them early, and help solve them
Comfort operating in a 100% operational role, managing priorities and complexity independently

Preferred

Serverless experience with Firestore Cloud Functions (or AWS Lambdas)
Microservices experience
Experience working at a custom software agency like Make

Benefits

Work-from-anywhere policy
Eligibility for annual bonus

Company

Make | letsmake.com

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Make is an AI-first digital studio that builds custom software products, platforms & systems
dateFounded in 2014
location
Dallas, Texas, USA
people-size11-50 employees
web-link
https://www.letsmake.com/

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage

Leadership Team

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Micah Davis
CEO and Founder at Make (letsMake.com)
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John Condi
Integrator & Chief Operating Officer
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