Backend Engineer
<div class="show-more-less-html__markup show-more-less-html__markup--clamp-after-5 relative overflow-hidden"> <em>(Remote — North America, LATAM or Europe)<br/><br/></em>Nango (YC W23) is a developer infrastructure company and the leading provider of API access for agents and apps. It enables AI applications to connect to the real world through integrations.<br/><br/>More than 400 paying customers rely on Nango today, including Replit, Ramp, Mercor, Vapi, Instantly, and Exa. We are a YC-backed, multi-million ARR company with a team of 10 from AWS, Snyk, GitHub, Okta, Netlify, Uber, Samsara, and more.<br/><br/>We are hiring Senior & Staff Backend Engineers to join the core engineering team building Nango’s platform and developer infrastructure. This is a critical role at the heart of the company: as a product-led business selling to developers, our engineers directly drive the product roadmap, specifications, and execution. You will own core systems end-to-end, from ideation and design to implementation and close collaboration with developer customers, shaping both the platform and how Nango evolves.<br/><br/><strong>What You’ll Do<br/><br/></strong><ul><li>Design and scale backend systems, APIs, and services for our open-source platform. </li><li>Build world-class developer interfaces: APIs, SDKs, UIs, and a runtime that delights developers. </li><li>Collaborate directly with customers to solve integration challenges. </li><li>Optimize performance, scalability, and reliability across backend services. </li><li>Shape the roadmap and company strategy with high ownership of key decisions. </li><li>Engage with the open-source community, owning and maintaining our repo. <br/><br/></li></ul><strong>Who You Are<br/><br/></strong><ul><li>5+ years (senior-level) or 10+ years (staff-level) of backend engineering experience, with proven ability to scale high-traffic systems. </li><li>Deep experience with developer infrastructure, APIs, databases, and performance-critical systems. </li><li>Passion for developer tools, best practices, and building outstanding DX. </li><li>Comfortable with Node.js and modern backend stacks. </li><li>Strong communicator, proactive, and reliable in a remote-first environment. </li><li>Product mindset and developer empathy: you optimize for DX. </li><li>Pragmatic, positive, and low ego: you step up in incidents and unblock teammates. </li><li>Startup-ready: autonomous, ownership-driven, and able to navigate ambiguity. </li><li>Based in North America, LATAM or Europe. <br/><br/></li></ul>If you’re a seasoned backend engineer who loves developer infrastructure, thrives on ownership, and wants to shape the future of integrations — we’d love to hear from you.<br/><br/>Compensation Range: $120K - $200K<br/><br/> </div>