Senior Backend Architect

🕒 August 5

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Wizdaa

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11 - 50 employees

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

📣 Marketing

Consulting • Logistics • Marketing

Wizdaa is a company that provides access to top-tier remote developers, specializing in helping startups build their dream development teams in the U. S. time zone. They offer a meticulous six-stage human and AI screening process to ensure access to the top 1% of engineering talent. Wizdaa's services include managing hiring processes, onboarding, payroll, benefits, and taxes, allowing startups to focus on core business matters. Known for competitive rates averaging $30/hour, Wizdaa emphasizes cultural fit, technical excellence, and English fluency among their developers. The company prides itself on delivering tailored, cost-effective solutions that maximize startups' runway and success. They also offer insights into leveraging AI tools and aligning remote teams with U. S. time zones to boost productivity.

📋 Description

• Design and own backend services in NestJS and TypeScript, from schema to production • Make independent architecture decisions focused on scalability, maintainability, and reliability • Build and maintain GraphQL APIs across a microservices environment • Own database design, optimization, and reliability in Postgres • Define technical direction beyond implementation details • Set and enforce quality standards across AI-generated and manually written code • Translate ambiguous product needs into clear technical solutions • Contribute to system design, infrastructure decisions, testing strategy, and developer productivity • Operate in an AI-first workflow while maintaining engineering standards • Move quickly, think at systems level, and make strong technical decisions with minimal hand-holding

🎯 Requirements

• Highly senior backend engineer able to operate at Lead Engineer / Architect level • Previous responsibilities similar to Lead Engineer or Architect • At least 5 years of work experience in software development • At least 2 years of experience in Nest.js • At least 2 years of work experience with databases • At least 2 years of work experience with Postgres, GraphQL, and TypeOrm • 3 years of experience with Node.js • At least 1 year of experience in a tech lead position • At least 3 years of work experience with TypeScript • At least 3 years of work experience with NestJS • Strong with AI tools in software engineering workflows • Ability to use AI to speed up implementation, debugging, documentation, and problem-solving • Experience as a Lead Engineer or Architect • Bachelor's Degree, or degree in IT or Computer Science or equivalent experience • Strong judgment regarding architecture, correctness, security, performance, and reliability • Ability to work EST- or PST-aligned hours

🏖️ Benefits

• Fully remote • Paid in USD • EST or PST aligned hours