Sortly, known for its simplicity and user-focused design, is seeking a Lead Backend Engineer to drive the scalability, reliability, and performance of our backend systems. In this role, you’ll lead by example - writing clean, maintainable code, guiding design decisions, and mentoring engineers. You’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact features and ensure our systems are robust, efficient, and built for growth.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance backend services and APIs.
- Lead architecture discussions and guide technical design decisions across projects.
- Write clean, testable, and efficient code while enforcing best engineering practices through code reviews.
- Monitor system health and participate in on-call rotations to ensure uptime and reliability.
- Troubleshoot production issues, perform root cause analysis, and drive long-term solutions.
- Mentor and support engineers through technical guidance and knowledge sharing.
Requirements
- 7+ years of backend engineering experience in product-based companies.
- Strong knowledge of any coding language & ability to pick up new languages quickly
- Proven experience designing distributed systems and working with cloud platforms.
- Solid understanding of databases, caching, and system design fundamentals.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking, with a focus on reliability and scalability.
- Demonstrated leadership in owning projects end-to-end and mentoring peers.
- Self-motivated, proactive, and passionate about building high-quality systems that power delightful user experiences.
Benefits
In addition to working with fun, passionate, and inspired colleagues, you’ll enjoy:
- A remote-first culture with flexible hours to help you do your best work.
- A competitive compensation package.
- Comprehensive health coverage for you and your family including term life insurance, unlimited telehealth (including mental health), annual health checkups, diet coaching, veterinary care, and physiotherapy support.
- Learning and development stipend to keep your skills sharp.
- Home office setup allowance for a comfortable workspace.
- Team offsites focused on fun, connection, and collaboration.
- Supportive colleagues invested in your growth and success.
Top Skills
What We Do
Sortly is the simplest inventory platform for business and teams to stay on top of their stuff.
Our visual system enables business to easily track what they have, where it is, and who has it. Anytime, anywhere, on any desktop, tablet or mobile device.
Sortly is trusted by tens of 1000’s of small businesses and teams at large enterprises including HP, Honeywell, Sanford Health,Yale, Coors, Lyft.
Featured in Forbes, ABC, Fox, New York Times & Inc. etc! More than 15 million items sorted!
Sortly's Principals:
SMART - We make decisions based on knowledge and understanding with the aim of creating and improving differentiated products that benefit our business and customers.
INSPIRING - We embrace the spirit of entrepreneurship, taking considered risks and pushing ourselves to think boldly and creatively.
EMPATHETIC - We are customer-centered by mission, with respect for the individual and a desire to create a great community.
REAL - We seek opportunities to learn from our mistakes and successes, our colleagues and customers, and to help each other improve.
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Employees work remotely.
Fully Remote: All employees are remote, with no physical office location.
