Backend Engineer

We’re building a gamified developer platform empowering tens of thousands of coders to compete in exciting software engineering challenges – all while pushing the frontier of LLMs! As a Backend Engineer, you'll become part of a passionate, fast moving team dedicated to solving challenging technical problems, designing engaging gamification experiences, and shaping the foundations to support the collective effort of developers worldwide. WHAT YOU’LL DO - Lead technical discussions, guide architectural decisions, and identify opportunities for improvement across backend systems - Architect robust infrastructure to efficiently handle high volumes of user interactions, data processing, and real-time competition data - Collaborate closely with frontend engineers and product managers to deliver seamless user experiences - Optimize backend performance, reliability, and scalability to support rapid growth and evolving product requirements - Establish backend engineering best pract