Senior Backend Engineer & Architect; TypeScript

We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer & Architect (Type Script) to architect, develop, and maintain our core internal applications. This role comes with a high level of ownership and direct impact on our public API, internal services, and operational tools. You will play a key role in stabilizing our systems, improving our API design, and shaping the architecture of our backend services as we evolve and scale.

• Architect, design, and maintain backend services powering key Hex‑Rays applications.
• Lead the ongoing improvement of our public API and internal tooling ecosystem.
• Stabilize, refactor, and optimize existing systems for performance, reliability, and clarity.
• Own backend projects from design to production deployment.
• Work closely with the team to deliver efficient, smart, business‑aware solutions.

• Our public API powering the Hex‑Rays customer portal
• Our license manager
• Our webshop
• Various internal tools and automation workflows

• Node.js (Type Script)
• Express
• PostgreSQL
• Kubernetes on AWS
• Vercel

• Deep expertise in Type Script and modern backend development
• Strong experience in API architecture & design
• Proven ability to own and drive backend services end-to-end
• Strong SQL fundamentals (Postgre
  
  SQL)
• Experience building scalable, reliable systems

Demonstrated experience with LLM‑assisted coding

• Kubernetes experience
• CI/CD and Dev Ops exposure
• Security, observability, and system design knowledge
• Optional:
  Frontend experience in Type Script frameworks
• Experience with distributed systems or high‑availability environments

• Excellent communication
• Strong business understanding and ability to propose smart solutions
• Proactive mindset and autonomy
• Team player who thrives in a small but high‑impact expert group

• Stabilize existing backend systems
• Deliver a significantly improved and cleaner public API
• Implement architectural improvements for performance and maintainability
• Ensure our internal tools and workflows are reliable and well‑structured
• Become a trusted owner of critical backend services

• A small expert team with high autonomy
• Zero corporate nonsense — fast decision‑making, direct communication
• Real impact on tools used by security researchers worldwide
• Opportunity to shape architecture and processes from the ground up
• Work on meaningful systems used daily by thousands of professionals