Backend Architect (TypeScript

What we're building
CodeRound AI matches the top 5% of tech talent with some of the fastest-growing VC-backed AI startups across Silicon Valley, UAE, and India.

Candidates apply once and unlock up to 20 interview opportunities with leading AI-native startups building the future of software, infrastructure, and intelligence systems.

What you'll do
Own and architect the backend platform for a next-generation collaborative product.
Design scalable APIs, backend services, and service boundaries using TypeScript and Node.js.
Build and scale real-time multiplayer infrastructure powering collaborative user experiences.
Architect distributed systems with a strong focus on reliability, scalability, and performance.
Design and manage database schemas, storage systems, migrations, and consistency models.
Build authentication, authorization, RBAC, workspace management, and multi-tenant platform capabilities.
Develop backend foundations that support AI-powered product features and future AI infrastructure.
Drive key technical decisions across backend architecture, cloud infrastructure, and platform engineering.
Establish engineering standards, architectural patterns, code quality practices, and operational excellence.
Conduct architecture reviews, technical design discussions, and code reviews.
Collaborate closely with product, design, and AI teams to build scalable platform capabilities.
Remain deeply hands-on with implementation while providing technical leadership across backend systems.

You're a great fit if you
Have 10–15 years of software engineering experience with deep backend architecture expertise.
Have 3–4+ years of recent hands-on experience building production systems using TypeScript and Node.js.
Possess strong experience designing distributed systems, microservices, and cloud-native architectures.
Have built scalable APIs, backend platforms, and high-performance data-intensive systems.
Have experience with real-time systems, WebSockets, collaborative applications, or multiplayer architectures.
Are highly proficient in database design, PostgreSQL, data modeling, and scalability best practices.
Have designed and implemented authentication, authorization, RBAC, and multi-tenant SaaS architectures.
Have experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, and modern cloud infrastructure.
Are comfortable making high-impact architectural decisions while remaining an active contributor to the codebase.
Have strong system design skills and can balance long-term architecture with rapid execution.
Thrive in fast-moving startup environments and enjoy solving complex engineering challenges.

Nice to have
Experience as a Backend Architect, Staff Engineer, Principal Engineer, or Technical Lead.
Experience building collaborative products, design tools, productivity platforms, or SaaS products.
Familiarity with CRDTs, Operational Transformation, synchronization engines, or multiplayer systems.
Exposure to AI infrastructure, AI-native products, or backend systems supporting AI workflows.
Experience working in monorepo environments and large-scale platform architectures.
Strong background in observability, reliability engineering, monitoring, and performance optimization.
Experience building highly available systems serving large-scale user bases.
Previous experience in high-growth startups building products from 0→1 and scaling them successfully.