About the job
MeeBoss is sharing this active opportunity on behalf of Applause. Applause is a SaaS startup that tracks technician performance in real time, helping home services businesses drive revenue by improving KPIs across production, efficiency, safety, and customer experience through real-time scorecards and gamification.
This role focuses on owning the design, structure, and performance of the PostgreSQL database to support 10x scaling and beyond.
Job title
Senior Backend Engineer
Company
MeeBoss
Location
Remote
Compensation
Stock options
Why this role
- Own the design, structure, and optimization of all PostgreSQL databases across the platform.
- Lead strategic initiatives to optimize data storage, query performance, and system throughput.
- Establish and document conventions and best practices for working with data and backend services.
- Lead backend initiatives from concept to release, providing technical direction and mentorship.
What you will do
- Implement indexing, partitioning, caching, and query optimization strategies to improve performance and reliability.
- Work cross-functionally to architect and evolve data models that support new features while maintaining efficiency and data integrity.
- Collaborate with the backend engineering team to ensure backend services integrate seamlessly with database systems.
- Monitor and tune database performance using metrics and profiling tools.
- Develop, test, and release backend code that meets high engineering standards, delivering 90%+ on-time releases.
What we are looking for
- 7–12 years of backend engineering experience.
- 5+ years of production experience with PostgreSQL, including advanced indexing, schema design, and performance tuning.
- Strong knowledge of scaling databases in a high-traffic SaaS environment.
- Proficiency with Node.js or a comparable backend environment.
- Experience with query optimization, replication, partitioning, and migrations.
- High personal standards for code quality, documentation, and maintainability.
- Thrives in a fully remote, fast-moving startup environment.
- Bonus: Experience with database observability tools (e.g., pg_stat_statements, pganalyze, New Relic) or infrastructure-as-code tools for database management.
Benefits
- 100% remote work with no office mandate.
- Unlimited PTO.
- 20 official company holidays.
- Health care.
- Life insurance.
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