Backend Engineer

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Hiring Remotely in United States
Remote
Mid level
Software
The Role
The Backend Engineer will build and enhance eCommerce systems, improve frontend infrastructure, and ensure performance and usability for branded resale platforms.
Summary Generated by Built In

Join Archive in our mission to change consumer shopping behavior for the better. If you think humans buy too much stuff and throw too much away, then this problem is for you. As the leading technology platform for branded resale, we now power circular businesses for 50+ brands globally including The North Face, New Balance, Dr. Marten’s, Oscar de la Renta, Faherty, and more.


We are growing our team of highly motivated, forward-thinking individuals to help build the most delightful user experience for shopping used items, and the software to help brands make this a significant part of their business. If this mission speaks to you, come join us as we grow our share of the booming second hand market—projected to grow 3X faster than the overall global apparel market and to hit $350 Billion globally by 2028.

The Role. You will…‬ ‭

  • Build retail websites for brands with attention to usability, design, and performance
  • Extend our customizable, themeable ecommerce marketplace platform to more quickly setup brands with the precise requirements and styles each one needs
  • Design and improve our growing frontend infrastructure including code generation, GraphQL APIs, build systems, server side rendering, and edge computing
  • Receive mentorship in our collaborative, engineering environment

The Stack. We use…

  • Frontend: Next.js + React + Redux + Apollo Client (Typescript), Firebase Auth
  • Backend: NodeJS (Typescript), Hasura GraphQL Engine, Python
  • Database: PostgreSQL
  • Infrastructure: AWS, Terraform, Vercel

Your Experience. You have…

  • Proficiency with Typescript, Python, SQL, and Java (or equivalent)
  • Built and shipped performant, scalable services
  • Balanced complexity with sustainability and speed of delivery 
  • Bonus: Experience with any of the technologies in our stack especially GraphQL and React
  • Bonus: Experience in a technical, customer-facing role

Our team of over 50 employees is currently remote-first, with an office in NYC and optional in-person work for those located in the area. We have company offsites twice a year to bring the full team together in person, and occasional travel is expected as part of the job.


Archive is a Series B company backed by lauded investors including Lightspeed Venture Partners, Energize Capital, and Bain Capital Ventures. We prize an inclusive and transparent culture, and remain true to our values in everything we do. We were honored as Fast Company’s #2 Most Innovative Company in Retail in 2024, and continue to challenge ourselves to change consumer shopping behavior for the better.


We consider applicants of all backgrounds. If you are excited about what we’re building but don't meet some of the criteria above, please don’t let that discourage you from applying.


All applicants must be U.S. work authorized and live within the Continental U.S.

Top Skills

Apollo Client
AWS
Firebase Auth
GraphQL
Next.Js
Node.js
Postgres
Python
React
Redux
SQL
Terraform
Typescript
Vercel
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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
40 Employees
On-site Workplace

What We Do

Archive is building an ‘operating system for resale’ that delivers both a customized, high-end online secondhand marketplace site and the underlying infrastructure and operations to plug into all of the other facets of a brand’s global resale strategy.

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