Overview

Base pay range: At Feeld, we are creating a world where everyone is more intimately connected to each other and themselves. We are building an inclusive, human-centred product and are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to become part of our remote team and our mission to elevate the human experience of sexuality and relationships.

You will be responsible for core product engineering, working on the Feeld mobile app and the supporting backend systems to deliver new features and updates to our Members. To be right for this role, you should have extensive backend development experience, ideally with TypeScript, and a solid understanding of AWS technologies. You should be well versed in development best practices, especially in regards to security and potential attack vectors, and have a working knowledge of frontend development including the platform specifics of Android and iOS.

What you will do:

• Work with a group of 6 engineers and 1 lead in a "Squad", focusing on core pillars of the product such as the onboarding, discover, chat, or Member care experiences
• Build experiments, features and fix issues aligned with the goals of your Squad
• Support engineers within your Squad and the wider engineering team, by sharing your knowledge of fullstack development
• Align with peers across the business to ensure a fully supported user experience, including required back office tooling, security/compliance features, and data/analytics capabilities
• Monitor and review current systems and services, and recommend and implement changes to address technical debt

Requirements

About you:

• You have worked on scalable (1M MAU) and distributed systems, focused on performance and reliability. You are familiar with micro services, event driven architecture, message queues and serverless functions
• You know your way around a React Native mobile app, capable of debugging issues and contributing to features
• You are comfortable with the suite of services offered by modern cloud providers such as AWS and understand your way around their consoles
• You value collaboration and see code reviews as a chance to learn and improve together. You are comfortable both giving and receiving constructive feedback in pull requests, and focusing on building better solutions as a team
• You understand the importance of delivering value to our Members, not just shipping code. You will understand the "why" behind what you\'re building, and collaborate closely with product and QA

Bonus points:

• You enjoy sweating the details of both user experience and API design
• You have actively worked on a live production app using GraphQL and DynamoDB
• You have experience collaborating on product and design requirements with stakeholders
• You are effective at collaborating in a remote and distributed work environment, maintaining open communication and strong connections with colleagues
• You are experienced with distributed systems and have a keen eye for software architecture and its implementation

Benefits

About us:

Feeld is an independent, experimental and fully remote organisation reshaping the dialogue on dating and sexuality. The company was founded in 2014 and has evolved since to become the open, distributed structure it is now. We have a naturally agile and fluid culture. The whole team is fully remote, which means you work where and when helps you perform at your best. We regard autonomy highly and treat our organisation as a product - we iterate, improve and test things internally to see what works best for everyone.

Our culture:

We believe in creating a safe work environment through humanity, fluidity, safety, transparency and progressiveness. When hiring, we look for culture add rather than culture fit. Because we are a fully remote team, it\'s especially important that we create an environment where our colleagues feel included and connected as humans.

Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging at Feeld:

Feeld promotes open-mindedness, inclusion, diversity and kindness, both in the world and among our own workforce. We encourage and welcome applications from people with a history of marginalisation, whether because of race, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, neurodivergence, national origin, disability (seen or unseen) or any confluence of intersectional identities. Our goal is a barrier-free application process and working environment. If you require further details or assistance or have any questions about this process, please let us know at hr@feeld.co.

Compensation and perks:

We are conscious of how our work and decisions impact other humans and the environment. We design our product and organisation with consideration for the wellbeing of our Members and colleagues. Feeld\'s way of working is designed to proactively prevent burnout and an "always on" culture. We offer our staff:

• Flexible working hours
• Unlimited paid time off
• A fully remote working situation
• GBP £3k equipment and home office budget
• Learning & development budget
• On demand therapy sessions and mental health support via Spill
• In-person meet ups

Our compensation system is one of the ways we work to uphold equity and inclusion at Feeld. We keep decision-making transparent to ensure all voices are heard. We offer:

• A compensation system that is transparent, honest, and equitable
• Baseline Freedom Salary of £60,000 GBP per year

Estimated compensation for this role:

• The total cash compensation for this role is dependent on Level and Step, as well as geographic location, but the estimated range is between £70,000 to £120,000 GBP based on the requirements listed in this job description

Our interview process:

• Screening call with our recruiter to confirm fit
• Discussion with the hiring manager about past work experiences
• Technical assessment discussing systems, challenges, and approaches
• Meet the team to discuss processes, workflow, and employee experience
• Offer typically within 2 weeks after final call, with a flexible start date; remote interview scheduling available

We are committed to transparent communication and prompt feedback as you navigate this application.

To find out more about Feeld, download our app (available on iOS and Android).