Backend / Platform Engineer (Remote)
About the RoleWe’re hiring a Backend / Platform Engineer to take full ownership of our production Scala services and the platform they run on. This is a hands-on role focused on stabilizing legacy systems, improving reliability, and helping us ship faster. You’ll be a core technical partner on backend architecture decisions, debugging and cleanup priorities, and the rebuild vs. refactor path ahead. What You’ll DoBackend Stabilization• Triage, debug, and fix issues across our Scala/JVM services• Identify recurring failures and drive root-cause cleanupShip Features on a Legacy Codebase• Deliver new backend functionality safely and incrementally• Refactor or modernize components where it meaningfully reduces risk or accelerates developmentOperate and Improve the Platform• Deploy, monitor, and troubleshoot services on Kubernetes in GCP• Partner with our part-time DevOps engineer to maintain infra and evolve CI/CDManage the Data Layer• Implement safe SQL schema changes and data migrations• Improve query performance and caching patterns using RedisRaise the Quality Bar• Expand unit and integration test coverage• Add lightweight automation (smoke tests, CI checks) to reduce regressionsMust-Have Technical ExperienceScala / JVM Backend• 3+ years building and maintaining production backend services in Scala (or JVM with real Scala experience)• Strong grasp of JVM fundamentals: performance, concurrency, memory/GC, production debuggingAPI & Service Development• Experience designing and maintaining RESTful APIs• Proven ability to ship features and fixes in live systems• Comfortable writing and maintaining unit/integration testsCloud & Kubernetes• Hands-on experience running production services on Kubernetes• Solid working knowledge of GCP, especially Compute Engine–based stacks• Able to triage incidents end-to-end: logs, deploys, rollbacks, recoveryData Layer• Strong SQL skills with production experience (Postgres/MySQL/etc.)• Safe migration habits and query tuning basics• Production experience with Redis for caching or stateNice-to-Have• Familiarity with observability tooling (Cloud Monitoring/Logging, Prometheus/Grafana, Datadog)• Experience stabilizing legacy systems or reducing defect rates• Early-stage startup experience owning production systems end-to-endWhy Join• Direct ownership over core backend systems used by thousands of real users daily• High leverage — your work immediately unblocks product velocity• Meaningful equity• Small team, low bureaucracy, high trust• Join a fast-growing tech startup deploying products sitting in the middle of neuroscience + datascience/machine learning Apply tot his job