Senior Product Engineer [Backend]

Attio

Hybrid

Who this role is best for

Best suited to senior backend engineers with expertise in TypeScript/Node.js/GCP who thrive on complex technical challenges and high standards of performance.

Best fit for

Senior engineers who lead projects end-to-end to solve real customer problems.
— “Lead projects end-to-end to solve real customer problems”
Backend architects comfortable designing scalable, reliable, secure systems.
— “Experience designing scalable, reliable, secure backend systems”
Proactive problem solvers passionate about advancing distributed systems.
— “A proactive, self-motivated problem solving attitude, with a strong passion for advancing and innovating in distributed systems”

Things to consider

Expectation to represent company values externally as well as internally.
— “Represent Attio’s Product & Engineering values both internally and externally”
Role involves re-architecting existing systems as scaling demands grow.
— “re-architect existing systems as their scaling demands grow”

How to stand out

Highlight contributions to open source projects or mentoring experience.
— “Experience contributing to, or participating in open source projects”
Demonstrate experience with data-rich backend applications or real-time data processing.
— “Experience working with data-rich backend applications, or processing large volumes of real-time data”
Showcase your ability to communicate technical ideas to non-technical stakeholders.
— “The ability to communicate technical ideas to the wider team and influence stakeholders across Engineering, Product and Design”

Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Senior

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What success looks like

high-performance backend systems
scalable infrastructure

Typical background

software engineeringbackend developmentcloud architecture

Skills & requirements

Required

TypeScriptNode.jsGCPREST API DesignSystem Architecture

Preferred

Open Source ContributionMentoringData ProcessingNew Technology Exploration

Stack & domain

TypeScriptNode.jsGCPREST APICloud Native Systems ArchitectureDistributed SystemsOwnershipProduct DeliveryProblem-solvingCommunicationBackend DevelopmentReal-time InfrastructureAi-native Architecture

About the role

Original posting from Attio via Ashby

Attio is the CRM built for the AI era. Designed for the most ambitious go-to-market teams, it gives companies the power to understand every customer, automate at scale, and build their go-to-market motion exactly as they need. We've raised $116M from some of the world's best investors: GV (Google Ventures), Redpoint, Balderton, Point Nine, and 01A.
We hire builders who thrive on complex technical challenges, hold themselves to a high bar, and genuinely care about delighting the people who use what they build. The team here brings sharp judgement, real craft, and the drive to do exceptional work. We're obsessed about the details and energized by the frontier.
If you want to do the best work of your career, this is the right place.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Our Engineering team tackles the toughest challenges, so our users never have to. Real-time infrastructure, AI-native architecture, and a frontend that feels effortless - all powered by a team that moves fast, thinks rigorously, and holds an exceptionally high bar for quality.
We’re looking for a Senior Product Engineer who takes pride in pushing boundaries, obsesses over details, and wants to help reinvent how millions of people work.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Use your strong expertise in TypeScript/Node.js/GCP to move the company and product forward
Lead projects end-to-end to solve real customer problems
Architect the systems which power new features to support our high standards of performance, reliability, security and scale, and re-architect existing systems as their scaling demands grow
Design REST API contracts for both internal and external consumers that are easy to work with
Represent Attio’s Product & Engineering values both internally and externally
WHAT YOU'LL BRING
Experience designing scalable, reliable, secure backend systems
Excellent knowledge of modern Cloud Native systems architecture
Expertise with Node.js and TypeScript
A track record of ownership and product delivery
A proactive, self-motivated problem solving attitude, with a strong passion for advancing and innovating in distributed systems
The ability to communicate technical ideas to the wider team and influence stakeholders across Engineering, Product and Design
Nice to have:
Experience contributing to, or participating in open source projects
An interest or experience in mentoring other members of the team
Experience working with data-rich backend applications, or processing large volumes of real-time data
A love for experimenting with new ideas, tools and techniques, and exploring new technologies
WHAT WE OFFER
Equity in an early-stage tech company on an incredible trajectory
25 days holiday plus local public holidays
Team off-site in fun places! (We've been to Barcelona, Lisbon, Malta, and Split so far)

Source: Attio careers (Ashby)