Senior Backend Engineer

We’re building a pretty ambitious product. It’s a complex challenge, but doable, and honestly a lot of fun.We already have a product that our customers love, but we’re looking for more great people to help us make every part of it exceptional.At Stacksync, we help companies run critical business operations across their enterprise systems. For example, companies like Just Ingredients rely on us to power and automate key processes such as order management.What Makes This Role DifferentWe Solve Difficult Distributed Systems Problems Involvingqueues and event-driven systemsworkflows execution enginelarge-scale data movement in real timePostgres-heavy architecturesThis is not a typical CRUD SaaS role.We are building a category-defining infrastructure company and are looking for strong product-minded engineers who want ownership over real systems, internal platforms, and infrastructure products from architecture to production operations.This Opportunity IS for You IfYou enjoy difficult engineering problemsYou care deeply about system quality and maintainabilityYou thrive in fast-moving, high-ownership environmentsYou enjoy scaling distributed systemsYou think like a product owner, not just an implementerYou naturally take initiative without waiting for permissionYou want to build infrastructure used by real enterprise customers that power critical operationsYou are extremely ambitiousYou want to work with a very strong technical teamThis Opportunity IS NOT for You IfYou only enjoy building simple CRUD applicationsYou dislike operational complexityYou need highly structured environmentsYou avoid ownershipYou prefer maintaining existing systems over building new onesYou think shipping one feature per day is “fast”You are uncomfortable with ambiguity or pressureYou believe scaling infrastructure is mostly solved alreadyTech StackPython / GoReactPostgresDistributed queues and workflows⚠️ Apply By Answering ⚠️What excites you about building infrastructure systems at Stacksync? (2 sentences max)Rate yourself from 0–10 on:PythonGoReactPostgresDesigning real-time systemsFor each, include one concrete example demonstrating your depth.Describe the most technically challenging system you worked on:ContextYour exact contributionWhy it was difficultKey learningsWhat is one of the biggest risks or bets you’ve taken in your career or life?