Postscript, backed by Greylock and Y Combinator, is revolutionizing e-commerce marketing through SMS. As a Senior Backend Engineer on the Flow Builder team, you'll be instrumental in developing their message orchestration platform. The role focuses on building scalable distributed systems that enable conversational messaging for e-commerce stores. You'll work with a modern tech stack including React, Go, and Python within an AWS-managed architecture.
The position offers significant technical leadership opportunities, where you'll guide architectural decisions, mentor team members, and directly impact product development. You'll be responsible for designing and implementing highly available APIs, improving system scalability, and maintaining high-performance standards. The role requires expertise in backend development, particularly with Golang and Python, plus experience with AWS services and database modeling.
Postscript offers a competitive package including a base salary range of $170,000-$200,000 plus significant equity, with no geography-based salary differences. The company maintains a strong focus on work-life balance, offering flexible remote work arrangements and comprehensive benefits. Their culture emphasizes their FEACH values (Fearlessness, Excellence, Animal, Customer First, and Humility), creating an environment where innovation and personal growth are encouraged.
This is an excellent opportunity for experienced engineers who want to make a significant impact in a fast-growing startup environment while working on challenging technical problems. The role combines technical excellence with product development, offering the chance to shape the future of e-commerce marketing through innovative SMS solutions.