Founding Backend Engineer

HCL International

  • New York, New York
  • 30+ days ago
  • Remote

    Highlights

    The ideal candidate is a senior engineer ready to shape backend architecture, mentor others, and help scale both systems and team as the product moves toward mass adoption. A stealth-mode venture at the intersection of entertainment, media, and audience-led investment is seeking a Lead Backend Engineer to take ownership of its platform’s core systems.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationNew York, New York (
    Remote
    )
    Websitewww.hcl-international.com

    Description

    A stealth-mode venture at the intersection of entertainment, media, and audience-led investment is seeking a Lead Backend Engineer to take ownership of its platform’s core systems. This is a unique opportunity to join an early-stage team building a highly scalable product in a space combining interactive content, audience investment, and Web3 infrastructure.

    The ideal candidate is a senior engineer ready to shape backend architecture, mentor others, and help scale both systems and team as the product moves toward mass adoption.

    Key Responsibilities:

    • Architect and evolve core backend systems

    • Contribute as a hands-on individual contributor

    • Establish engineering processes and best practices

    • Collaborate closely with product and design

    • Conduct code reviews and uphold engineering quality

    • Guide and mentor junior developers

    • Help define and track product KPIs

    • Support experimentation and A/B testing

    • Take ownership of deployment, monitoring, and scaling

    • Influence hiring as the engineering team grows

    Tech Environment:

    The stack includes Java, Elixir, JavaScript, and containerized environments with Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, and modern CI/CD workflows.

    Ideal Profile:

    • 5+ years of backend development experience

    • Strong experience across distributed systems and API design

    • Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and deployment at scale

    • Previous leadership or mentoring experience (preferred)

    • Experience with Web3, blockchain, or tokenized platforms (bonus)

    • Strong communication and documentation skills

    • Comfortable working in a fast-moving startup environment

    What’s on Offer:

    • Salary: $150,000–$200,000

    • Equity options

    • Fully remote and flexible work culture

    • Opportunity to influence product and tech direction from day one



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