🛠️ Senior / Staff Backend Engineer
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Lehi, Utah | Hybrid (3 in-office / 2 remote)
🚀 About the Role
Jolt is looking for a Senior / Staff Backend Engineer to join our Labels Team and take ownership of backend architecture and scalable API development. This role offers a rare opportunity to influence core backend infrastructure, collaborate cross-functionally, and deliver impactful features in a fast-growing product space involving software and hardware integration.You’ll work closely with product, QA, frontend, and mobile teams to design low-latency endpoints and build robust, scalable services that power Jolt’s operational platform.
This is a hands-on position requiring a self-starter who loves challenges, communicates clearly, and drives technical excellence.
🔧 What You’ll Do
- Design and implement scalable, low-latency APIs to support sensor infrastructure and backend services.
- Collaborate with product, QA, frontend, and mobile teams to deliver new features and maintain backend systems.
- Implement observability best practices for backend services.
- Own backend architecture decisions and drive technical strategy within the team.
- Balance mostly new development (~70%) with ongoing maintenance and improvements.
- Deliver production-ready features within the first 90 days.
✅ What You Bring
- 5–7+ years of professional experience with backend development.
- Strong expertise in NodeJS and Typescript.
- Solid understanding of GraphQL, MySQL/Postgres, and database design.
- Experience with Docker or containerization technologies.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, especially in code reviews and cross-team collaboration.
- Self-starter mindset with ability to challenge and collaborate with developers and product teams.
🌟 Nice to Haves
- Experience with PHP, Java, Kafka/Scrims, and data pipelines (ETL).
- Familiarity with AWS technologies and cloud infrastructure.
- Background working with software-hardware integrations or automation testing.
- Some front-end or mobile experience to understand full-stack relationships.
- Side projects or open-source contributions, especially related to mobile or backend.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field preferred.
📈 What Success Looks Like (First 90 Days)
- You’ve jumped in and delivered production features aligned to the roadmap.
- You’ve taken ownership of backend components and driven architecture improvements.
- You’ve built strong partnerships with product, QA, frontend, and mobile teams.
- Your code is deployed with observability and best practices baked in.
🎁 Perks & Benefits
- Monthly lifestyle benefits to support work-life balance.
- Fully stocked kitchen, onsite gym, and weekly catered lunches.
- Equity (stock options) in a fast-growing company.
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
- Employer HSA contribution.
- Generous PTO + 14 paid company holidays.
❤️ Why Jolt?
Jolt builds operational management software used by restaurants, retail, and many deskless industries worldwide. Join a passionate, collaborative team where your work has direct impact and you have the autonomy to own key backend systems.Grow with us as we scale and innovate—your backend expertise will shape the future of our platform.👉 Learn more at
jolt.com/values
