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The Role
The Backend Engineer builds and maintains product features using Node.js, collaborates with teams, and participates in code reviews and troubleshooting.
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WHO WE ARE
SQUIRE is the leading business management system designed for the needs of barbers, shop owners, and their communities. We believe the pursuit of artistry and autonomy should not be restricted by the complexities of running a business. With SQUIRE, we provide custom-branded tools, resources, and guidance to help barbers of all stages and experience levels attract and retain more customers, efficiently manage their shop operations, and increase their revenue.
Founded in 2015, SQUIRE is trusted by barbers in 4,000+ shops in more than a thousand cities around the globe. From streamlined booking and opening new shops to real-time earning dashboards and building lasting customer relationships, SQUIRE supports shop owners in seamlessly bridging the gap between their personal craft and business goals. SQUIRE enables barbers everywhere to unlock their full potential both as artists and as entrepreneurs.
For more information, please visit getsquire.com or download the SQUIRE app from the App or Play Store.
SUMMARY
As a Backend Engineer, you will build in our Node.js backend stack while drawing on your experience in any high-level backend language (Java, Go, Python, etc.). If you’re not a Node specialist yet, that’s fine, you’ll ramp quickly with support from our AI-powered toolchain (Cursor, GPT-based reviewers, automated test agents)
Your work will focus on creating scalable services and APIs that power SQUIRE’s platform and on leveraging AI to move faster and ship smarter.
REPORTS TO
Engineering Manager
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Code in Node.js every day to design, implement, and maintain scalable services and APIs.
- Bring transferable expertise from Java, Go, Python, or similar to inform architecture, testing, and performance decisions.
- Collaborate with product managers and frontend engineers to deliver end-to-end features that delight our customers.
- Use AI pair-programming and review tools (e.g., Cursor, GPT-based code reviewers) to boost quality and velocity.
- Help shape our AI-first engineering culture, experiment with new AI workflows, share learnings, and mentor teammates.
- Troubleshoot, optimize, and scale our Node.js/Nest.js services for reliability and performance.
Responsibilities may evolve as we continue to adopt AI and grow our platform
REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ years building backend services or APIs in a high-level language (Node.js, Java, Go, Python, etc.)
- Eagerness to work primarily in Node.js (experience is great but not required).Solid understanding of backend architecture, distributed systems, and API design.
- Proficiency with Git and Agile development practices.
- Strong communication skills and comfort working in a hybrid, distributed team
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field preferred
- Bonus: payments or FinTech experience
- English proficiency is a must. You must be able to clearly communicate your ideas and work with English-speaking team members
- Must be based in Buenos Aires with availability to work on-site in our office in CABA two days a week (Tuesdays and Thursdays)
Interview Accommodations
SQUIRE is committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request to [email protected] and someone on our team will respond to your request.
Equal Employment Opportunity
SQUIRE provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision
SQUIRE will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
Top Skills
Git
Node.js
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The Company
What We Do
SQUIRE is the world’s leading and fastest-growing software technology platform for barbershops, a hundred-billion-dollar global industry. We provide a one-stop solution that helps small business entrepreneurs run and grow their businesses.
SQUIRE is also the premiere booking engine that connects people with great barbers nationwide. We make it easy to discover and book the best barbers wherever you are, in just a few taps.
With headquarters in New York and a presence in major cities in the United States, U.K. and Canada, SQUIRE is the market leader in technology solutions for the barbershop industry.
SQUIRE is a Series D company and has raised over $165M to date.
For more information, please visit getSquire.com or download the SQUIRE app from the App or Play Store.
Why Work With Us
We're not just another start-up; we're a community of innovators, drivers, and achievers driven by our mission - to elevate, celebrate and empower the barbering community.
Check out our Culture Book to learn more - https://handbooks.getsquire.com/recruiting.
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