The Role
You'll work alongside our Senior Backend Engineer to build and maintain 8club's core services — from the invitation system to event discovery, notifications, and social graph.
Why This Role Matters
As 8club grows to multiple cities and millions of users, one backend engineer can't own everything. You bring velocity, fresh eyes, and the ability to own entire service areas independently.
What You'll Do
Build new API endpoints and backend services as directed by product and engineering leads
Maintain and improve existing services — performance, reliability, and clean code
Write unit and integration tests and contribute to a culture of engineering quality
Debug production issues quickly and calmly when things go wrong
Participate in architecture discussions and contribute ideas for technical direction
Document your code and systems so teammates can build on your work
What We're Looking For
2–4 years of backend development experience
Solid understanding of REST APIs, databases, and server-side logic
Experience with at least one backend language: Node.js, Python, or similar
Working knowledge of SQL and ability to write efficient queries
You take ownership — you don't wait to be told when something is broken
Good written communication; async-first mindset
Bonus Points
Experience with consumer-facing products at scale
Contributions to open source projects
Some exposure to cloud infrastructure (deployment, environment management)
AI & Tools We Use
Cursor + GitHub Copilot
PostgreSQL, Redis
AWS / GCP