Compensation

$100K - 160K + Equity

Remote within

United States
Germany

Timezones

Contract type

Full time

Remote working

Technologies & frameworks

Firebase
GitHub
Algolia
Redis
TypeScript
Google Cloud Platform
AWS
PostgreSQL
Node.js

Benefits & perks

Remote working
Flexible working
Female founders
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Company outings
Equity
Full healthcare coverage
Unlimited vacation policy
Female ceo
Small team
lgbtqia
Education budget

The role of the Backend JS Engineer at Lex is to conceptualize, implement & maintain Lex backend services

Role overview

Conceptualization

COLLABORATIONCollaborate with Product and Engineering teams on establishing technical feasibility & specification of new features.
Participate in Agile development workflow.
PLANNINGHelp estimate new features and plan the roadmap towards meeting company goals and OKRs.
Strategize towards finding the best balance between shipping new features and addressing the tech debt.

Implementation

CODINGUse good software development practices and tools to write high quality, secure & tested code.
Make a visible impact on the product for all the users of Lex.
RELEASESParticipate in weekly software deployments and support the mobile team in client releases.
QUALITYTake responsibility over the whole web app lifecycle: from development to deployments and monitoring.
Propose and implement best practices for code testing and quality assurance.

Innovation & Growth

INNOVATIONDevise improvements to the Lex backend architecture and services.
Spearhead new initiatives towards enhancing the developer experience and productivity.
Be comfortable with suggesting improvements to the Lex Engineering Team workflow & toolset.
TEAM GROWTH AND CULTUREShare your knowledge with other engineers by mentoring, pair programming and other learning opportunities.
Participate in interviewing and hiring of new engineers.

Lex

10-49

Lex: The Social App Where Queers Meet Lex is a welcoming space for conversation and expression—where LBGTQ folks can build relationships, have fun, and belong. Lex is a new type of social network that connects queer friends and community. We're looking for talented humans who are interested in building the future of Lex alongside us. Lex is based in NYC and Berlin. 2022 is the most thrilling year at Lex yet, we have a three pronged strategy to boost Lex into the world as a social network, connecting LGBTQ folks to new friends and community. We are evolving out of our dating app persona into something bigger (and better) – responding to the way folks are already using Lex. We are excitingly working on rebrand this year, along with improving chats, building groups and creating seamless ways for new friends to discover each other. In November 2019 we released Lex app MVP. Since then Lex raised pre-seed and seed round of funding. We closed our last round in November 2021 with funding from the people behind Co–Star, Peanut, Zola, Outdoor Voices, Ro, and more. 👀 Check out Lex on TikTok and Instagram to get a sense of our community. ✨ Download Lex to see how people use our product on iOS and Android 🌈 Lex has been selected by Apple App Store as a top app for Pride 2021!