Backend Engineer
Remote / Full-time
Role Summary
We’re building a high-load private social platform where quality, performance, and stability matter as much as product taste. You’ll work on the core backend powering dating, networking, subscriptions, moderation, and real-time interactions — with real users, real scale, and zero room for sloppy engineering.
What you will do
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Design and develop core business logic and backend services
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Work with databases at scale (PostgreSQL, ClickHouse)
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Integrate third-party services and internal systems
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Improve performance, stability, and system scalability under high load
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Write and maintain tests to ensure correctness and reliability
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Set up and maintain servers, cloud infrastructure, and configuration management
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Build observability: logs, metrics, monitoring, error tracking
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Coordinate backend releases and deployments
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Implement and maintain security best practices across the stack
Tech stack
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JavaScript
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NodeJS
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PostgreSQL, Redis
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BullMQ
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Impress
What we expect
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Strong backend experience with JavaScript / Node.js
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Deep understanding of Linux
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Solid knowledge of TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPS, DNS, and networking fundamentals
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Experience designing and operating complex distributed systems
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Excellent SQL skills, including query optimization and indexing
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Deep understanding of PostgreSQL architecture
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Experience with Redis, queues (BullMQ), background jobs
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Hands-on experience with Kubernetes
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Experience with Kafka + Debezium
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Ability to think in systems, not just features
Nice to have
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Familiarity with the Metarhia technology stack
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Experience with Centrifugal or real-time systems
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Experience in high-load consumer products (social, marketplace, fintech, etc.)
Why 88date
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Real product with real users, not experiments
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High standards, small team, real ownership
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Focus on quality, privacy, and long-term architecture
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Opportunity to shape the technical foundation of a growing private social club