Senior Backend Engineer at Zencastr – Fully Remote

Join the innovators at Zencastr and help shape the future of podcasting. We’re a fully distributed team passionate about making a difference one voice at a time.

We want you if you:

• Have strong Node.js experience and solid JS fundamentals

• Understand computer science basics, even without a formal education

• Are ambitious and interested in solving complex tech challenges

• Enjoy writing JavaScript or TypeScript

• Focus on performance and efficiency in tech solutions

• Thrive in teamwork

• Communicate effectively

Stand out if you:

• Are passionate about high-performance apps

• Contribute significantly to open source projects

• Are excited by fast-growing startups and industry disruption

• Empathize deeply with end users

• Uphold the highest standards in code quality and best practices

Why choose us:

• Collaborate with top-tier engineers, PhDs, and designers

• Enjoy an agile, dynamic work environment

• Earn equity based on your contributions

• Receive health insurance

• Face unique challenges with a supportive, talented team

• Benefit from 4 weeks PTO

• Work from anywhere

We’re seeking:

• 5+ years with Typescript and Node.js

• Strong understanding of document/key-value stores (Redis, MongoDB)

• Extensive SQL knowledge

• Proven ability to build scalable consumer apps

• Strong testing experience

• API development experience

• Familiarity with cloud APIs (Google Cloud, Digital Ocean)

Bonus if you have:

• Experience in high-traffic, low-latency apps

• Dev ops skills

• Digital Signal Processing knowledge

• Expertise in SQL

• AI experience

How to apply:

Apply at https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/zencastr/e5897c7a-4622-495b-a892-81763a2ef112

We’re flexible! Tell us what you need to excel.