Growth Marketing Agency focused on ecommerce, advertising, PR and creative solutions.
The Role
Backend-focused full-stack lead owning core backend systems and architecture. Build scalable Node.js/PostgreSQL systems, design APIs (REST/GraphQL), integrate message queues, manage cloud deployments and CI/CD, mentor engineers, and optimize performance and security.
Summary Generated by Built In
Full-Stack Developer Lead (Back-End Heavy)
Location: Remote
Job Type: Full-time
About STERRY
At STERRY, we’re not your average Growth Marketing Agency—we’re the rocket fuel behind crowdfunding and e-commerce success. Since day one, we’ve helped clients pull in over $100 million in trackable online revenue. We build strategies that go beyond brand and marketing—we deliver measurable results rooted in online performance.
About the Role
We’re building a modern SaaS platform and are looking for a Full-Stack Developer Lead with a strong backend focus. In this role, you’ll own core parts of the backend system, help define scalable architecture, and collaborate closely with engineers and product teams.
We’re looking for someone with hands-on experience across the stack and at least 2+ year of technical leadership — whether that’s mentoring, making architecture decisions, or guiding feature implementation.
Responsibilities
Tech Stack
Backend
Frontend
Requirements
Why Join STERRY?
We’re a global, fast-moving agency that’s obsessed with pushing creative and digital boundaries. You’ll work alongside a diverse and collaborative team, and the support to help you grow.
If you're ready to make an impact and grow your skills in a collaborative environment, we encourage you to apply!
Location: Remote
Job Type: Full-time
About STERRY
At STERRY, we’re not your average Growth Marketing Agency—we’re the rocket fuel behind crowdfunding and e-commerce success. Since day one, we’ve helped clients pull in over $100 million in trackable online revenue. We build strategies that go beyond brand and marketing—we deliver measurable results rooted in online performance.
About the Role
We’re building a modern SaaS platform and are looking for a Full-Stack Developer Lead with a strong backend focus. In this role, you’ll own core parts of the backend system, help define scalable architecture, and collaborate closely with engineers and product teams.
We’re looking for someone with hands-on experience across the stack and at least 2+ year of technical leadership — whether that’s mentoring, making architecture decisions, or guiding feature implementation.
Responsibilities
- Set and create engineering ecosystem, best practices, tooling, and architect complex systems
- Experience with using AI Tools in solving complex coding problems
- Design and build scalable backend systems using Node.js and PostgreSQL
- Develop robust APIs (REST or GraphQL)
- Lead engineering practices and mentor team members
- Collaborate with engineers to deliver end-to-end features
- Deploy and manage infrastructure on cloud services like AWS and Vercel
- Maintain and evolve CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins)
- Work with both relational and NoSQL databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Firebase
- Design and integrate message queue systems (e.g., RabbitMQ, Kafka, Redis Streams)
- Make thoughtful architectural decisions and performance optimizations.
Tech Stack
Backend
- Node.js and NextJS API routes
- Express and/or NestJS
- PostgreSQL and/or other relational database expertise
- MongoDB or similar document-oriented database experience
- Supabase
- Docker
- GitHub Actions, Jenkins or similar CICD pipelining
- AWS / GCP / Azure
- Message Queues: RabbitMQ, Kafka, Redis Streams
Frontend
- React
- Next.js
- Component libraries (e.g., Radix UI)
Requirements
- At least 2+ year of experience in a technical leadership or mentoring role.
- Uses AI to code on a daily basis; Loveable, v0, ChatGPT etc.
- 5+ years of experience as a full-stack engineer.
- Strong backend expertise with Node.js and relational databases
- Experience building and scaling APIs and backend systems
- Cloud infrastructure experience (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Solid hands-on experience with Docker and CI/CD tools
- Experience designing and integrating message queues (RabbitMQ, Kafka, or Redis Streams)
- Strong understanding of performance, security, and backend architecture
Why Join STERRY?
We’re a global, fast-moving agency that’s obsessed with pushing creative and digital boundaries. You’ll work alongside a diverse and collaborative team, and the support to help you grow.
If you're ready to make an impact and grow your skills in a collaborative environment, we encourage you to apply!
Skills Required
- At least 2+ years of technical leadership or mentoring experience
- 5+ years of experience as a full-stack engineer
- Daily use of AI coding tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Loveable, v0)
- Strong backend expertise with Node.js
- Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and building scalable backend systems
- Experience building and maintaining APIs (REST or GraphQL)
- Cloud infrastructure experience (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Hands-on experience with Docker and CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins)
- Experience designing and integrating message queue systems (RabbitMQ, Kafka, Redis Streams)
- Strong understanding of performance, security, and backend architecture
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The Company
What We Do
STERRY is a Growth Marketing Agency focused on Crowdfunding, Advertising, PR & Creatives Solutions. Since inception, we've helped our clients raise $100M+ USD in direct trackable revenue through online channels such as crowdfunding or e-commerce. We work seamlessly to push through client’s limitations and think not just about the client’s brand, e-commerce, and marketing. Everything we do is directly translatable into online revenue.
