[Hiring] Senior Backend Engineer @Guidewheel

Mar 28, 2025 - Guidewheel is hiring a remote Senior Backend Engineer. 💸 Salary: $165,000 - $195,000. 📍Location: USA.

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Role Description

As a Senior Backend Engineer at Guidewheel, you will be primarily responsible for:

Develop and enhance the backend architecture of our cloud-based dashboard, ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
Design and implement APIs, databases, and infrastructure, optimizing for performance and security.
Go beyond execution – ask “why,” understand the broader system architecture, and deliver the most effective backend solutions.
Translate business and customer needs into scalable, high-performance backend solutions that support long-term growth.
Architect and design backend systems, gathering and integrating additional resources as needed.
Own projects end-to-end, driving backend initiatives while coordinating with cross-functional teams.
Write clean, modular, and maintainable code, ensuring long-term system flexibility and scalability.
Implement robust testing strategies and promote a culture of test-driven development.
Maintain clear documentation and proactively communicate technical decisions and trade-offs.
Conduct thoughtful code reviews, continuously improving code quality and backend best practices.

Qualifications

7+ years of experience as a professional software developer, with a strong track record of designing, developing, and deploying scalable backend systems.
Technical degree in computer science or equivalent, or comparable demonstration of expertise in backend development.
Deep expertise in backend technologies, including API design, microservices architecture, databases (SQL & NoSQL), and distributed systems.
Proficiency with CI/CD, automated testing, and DevOps best practices to ensure seamless deployment and maintainability.
Experience optimizing system performance, scalability, and security in cloud or on-prem environments.
Comfortable working remotely in a cross-cultural, Agile environment with team members across multiple time zones.
Entrepreneurial mindset – thrives in a fast-growing team, works closely with stakeholders, and drives product improvements.
Detail-oriented and highly organized, balancing big-picture thinking with rigorous execution.
Proactive, self-directed team player, able to prioritize tasks, communicate clearly, and manage multiple work streams.
Values transparency and constructive feedback, fostering a collaborative and high-performance team culture.

Requirements

Experience managing a team of software developers (Nice to Have).
Familiarity with design thinking tools (Nice to Have).
Experience scaling a web-based software product with billions of data points (Nice to Have).

Benefits

Annual on-target earnings for this role are in the range of $165,000 - $195,000, dependent on many factors and our internal compensation and role bands.
100% remote culture. Work from wherever, whenever.
Flexible PTO policy. We value balance and boundaries.
Generous equity. Everyone at Guidewheel receives equity in the business.
Health Benefits. We offer different health benefits to cover your personal needs from day one of employment.
Additional Perks include 401k (match up to 4%), $500 home office set-up, parental leave, company laptop, retirement plan, paid company holidays, and some company travel.

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Senior Backend Engineer @Guidewheel

Software Development

Salary 💸 $165,000 - $195,000	Remote Location USA
Job Type full-time	Posted Mar 28, 2025

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