Founding Software Engineer (Backend)

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As the Founding Backend Engineer, you’ll work alongside the co-founder/CTO to build the foundation of Rally's User Research CRM. You’ll be the driving force behind every infra and server-side decision and gain ownership over the entire backend. Joining as a Foundering Engineer, you'll also help the founders build the company culture from the ground up.

• You’re a user-driven, kind, scrappy engineer who loves shipping code.
• You’re a builder at heart who values putting the user experience above all else.
• While passionate about learning new technologies, you understand technology is a means to an end
• You're not afraid to get your hands dirty in an unfamiliar part of codebase to get the job done
• You love moving fast. You know when to take shortcuts and when to dive deep.
• You’re autonomous and communicative. You have strong opinions that are loosely held. You challenge the status quo but are quick to find common ground.
• You bring your authentic self to work every day.
• You are a team player and treat everyone with respect, including our users.

• Own the data stack and build 0 to 1 scalable cloud infrastructure. You'll work directly with the founder/CTO to architect these systems.
• Design and develop infra to sync Rally data with customer's existing data sources (CRM, data warehouses)
• Backend support for new product releases
• Scale Rally's email automation system
• Ensure backend systems maintain a high bar for security, privacy, reliability, performance, and code quality.

• Fullstack Typescript (Node.js, React, Next.js)
• GraphQL
• Prisma
• Postgres

• You have experience developing and maintaining complex web applications
• You have experience building scalable cloud infrastructure
• You have experience working with Javascript/Typescript
• You have deep experience with SQL
• Bonus: Experience with ETL / Reverse ETLs
• Bonus: You have experience working with email automation