Backend Lead - US SaaS Platform for Benefits Access | Remote
Company Overview
Mirza is a venture-backed startup simplifying access to essential benefits for frontline workers. Their AI-powered platform helps employees easily find and apply for benefits like childcare, elder care, and nutrition programs.
With backing from major enterprise retail investors and $2.5M secured in funding, they're expanding their reach to serve leading retailers, healthcare providers, and Fortune 500 companies. Our diverse, remote-first team is spread across the globe, united in our mission to empower employees and create healthier workplaces.
They're currently on the brink of Series A funding, which means you'll have the opportunity to join them at an exciting stage of growth.
Your Role
- Add to an engineering team and culture with a strong bias for impact and getting stuff out into the world
- Our team loves to ship software we are looking for passionate collaborators who love to build, and use technology to solve complex problems
- Bring expertise, opinions and technical leadership to influence technology selection, systems design and software development practice
- Communicate clearly and persuasively to influence outcomes and inspire action
- Contribute fresh ideas and a growth mindset to elevate standards for code quality, testing, deployment and developer mentorship
- Bring something new to our small R&D team help us continue to raise the skill, knowledge and experience level of our team
This role involves both hands-on technical work and high-level problem-solving.
You Bring
- 6+ years of Software Development experience with a strong backend foundation (Node, Typescript, React, Terraform, Github Actions)
- Solid knowledge of SRE, DevOps, and infrastructure as code principles
- Proficiency in AWS (or similar cloud environments)
- Experience building and shipping scalable software
Bonus points
- Experience automating complex processes (e.g., eligibility checks, fraud detection)
- Experience building systems handling large volumes of sensitive data (privacy/security focus)
- Experience integrating identity verification features (facial recognition, document verification)
What They Offer
- Competitive salary up to $90K USD per year depending level and experience
- Equity in a high-growth startup
- Comprehensive benefits package (tailored to your location)
- The opportunity to make a tangible impact on people's lives
- A collaborative, remote-first culture
Interview Process
- 45-minute chat with our Head of Product
- Culture-fit interviews with 2-3 team members across different functions
- 1-hour technical assessment (collaborative problem-solving)
- Final interview with founders and offer presentation
This is an immediate hire, so apply today if you're ready to build the future of population care!
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