About Firework
Join Firework – Where Innovation Meets Impact
Firework is redefining the future of commerce as an AI and video commerce company — combining cutting-edge technology, an exclusive network of enterprise brands and retailers, and a first-mover position to win the agentic commerce race.
We've built the world's most advanced and largest video commerce platform, trusted by global brands and leading retailers. But we're more than software — our compounding network effect grows stronger with every partner we add, bringing the energy of in-store experiences online and transforming how businesses engage, convert, and build lasting customer relationships at scale.
Having raised over $235M to date, led by investors such as SoftBank Vision Fund 2, and operating at global scale, we offer unparalleled opportunities to solve complex challenges and drive meaningful impact in the future of connected commerce.
If you're curious, ambitious, and energized by big ideas — Firework is the place to grow, lead, and shape what comes next. Together.
Summary
Our Engineering team is growing! We’re seeking a skilled Staff Backend Engineer to join our global team, bring technical expertise and leadership along with hands-on development of backend software development.
What you’ll be doing
Partner closely with product managers, designers, and engineering teams to translate product vision into robust technical solutions
Design and build scalable APIs using the Elixir Phoenix framework that power our core products and services
Architect efficient data models and write optimized PostgresQL and Cassandra queries, creating high performance indexes to support large-scale data workloads
Working with in-memory data stores, such as Redis, to improve scalability and responsiveness
Lead complex debugging and incident resolution across the entire stack using logging and monitoring tools
Guide and mentor engineers through thoughtful code reviews, sharing expertise and helping elevate the team’s technical capabilities
Drive improvements to engineering standards, tooling, and processes
Ensure coherence of all aspects of projects as an integrated system and uphold overall technical quality
Contribute to technical strategy by identifying opportunities for new programs, products, or features by monitoring industry developments and trends
Help define and evolve development practices, including technology choices, architectural patterns, workflows and coding standards to support a high-performing engineering organization
We’ll be excited if you have
Bachelor’s degree in computer programming, computer science, or a related field; advanced degree is a plus
6+ years of experience with Elixir designing and building high-performance RESTful web services serving billions of requests per day
High-level experience with SQL infrastructure and data modeling
Comfortable with change: ability to demonstrate comfort with ambiguity, adapt quickly and be effective in new situations in a highly dynamic setting
Data-driven but also imaginative and intuitive in coming up with ideas and solutions
Must possess a start-up mindset: hunger to learn quickly and the ability to balance multiple priorities in a fast-paced team environment
A BIG PLUS if you have
Experience with GoLang or Python
Expertise with video streaming libraries such as FFmpeg or GStreamer
Experience working with video/audio codecs
Experience working with live streaming encoders and WebRTC
Experience working with AI/ML models and applications
Experience in building large-scale applications with Python
Experience writing GraphQL queries and mutations
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in computer programming or related field; advanced degree is a plus
- 6+ years of experience with Elixir
- High-level experience with SQL infrastructure and data modeling
Firework Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Firework and has not been reviewed or approved by Firework.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical coverage is positioned as robust, pairing high employer-paid contributions with fully covered dental and vision and company-paid basic life and long‑term disability. A wellness HRA and add‑ons like discounted pet insurance broaden health and wellbeing support.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity is included broadly as a standard component of compensation, offering potential upside alongside base pay and bonuses. This accessibility spans roles rather than being limited to a narrow group.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible PTO is emphasized, with a clear expectation that employees take meaningful vacation time. This approach supports time away rather than strict accrual limits.
Firework Insights
What We Do
Firework is the world's leading immersive digital transformation and engagement platform with shoppable video, live streaming commerce, and monetization capabilities. Powering over 600 direct-to-consumer brands, retailers, and media publishers worldwide, Firework brings TikTok-like interactive video experiences to your own websites and app. We enable customers to create and host native, shoppable video content for engaging product discovery, seamless shopping experiences, and a deeper emotional connection with consumers. The company is backed by IDG Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and GSR Ventures, with over $90 million in capital raised to date with offices in the US(SF and NYC), Toronto, Poland, Slovakia, Brazil, and China.
Why Work With Us
We are a diverse team where everyone belongs. We are creative, curious, and cool in a nerdy way. We believe in growth, results, and in each other and that perfection is a work-in-progress. We are just the right amount of extra and want to change the digital game.
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