Senior Backend Engineer
About this role
<p><strong>Build the foundation of Hivebrite’s AI-powered, API-first platform — and help scale communities driving change worldwide</strong> 🌍 🚀<br></p><p>Hivebrite is an all-in-one community management and engagement platform. Our mission is to provide organizations with the tools they need to create impactful communities.</p><p>Our SaaS platform serves customers across a variety of industries including higher education, non-profit, and corporate. Founded in 2015, today we count more than 900 customers worldwide - including Boeing, the Obama Foundation, the National Academy of Sciences, the University of Notre Dame, the U.S. Naval Academy, the British Heart Foundation, the Imperial College London, the P&G Alumni France, and Le Wagon Alumni.</p><p>We employ over 170 people across our entities in Paris, New York, the UK, and Sydney, and 30+ nationalities are represented in our team! 🌍</p><p>At Hivebrite, we believe in the importance of balancing your work commitments and personal life. You’re able to have a real impact on meaningful communities while prioritizing your personal life and goals. Our work policy encourages a healthy work-life harmony with a flexible schedule.We also have many initiatives to keep our global team connected, offering opportunities to meet and socialize with team members virtually and in-person! 👋</p><p>For these reasons, we were awarded Best Hybrid Place to Work by BuiltIn in the US and Choose My Company and HappyIndex at Work in France last year! 🏆 <br>Find out everything about us <a target="_blank" href="https://www.welcometothejungle.com/en/companies/hivebrite">here!</a></p><p>Jump aboard, and join the hive! 🚀</p><p></p><hr><h4><strong>🌟 The Opportunity</strong></h4><p></p><p>Hivebrite is entering an exciting new chapter. We’re evolving our platform to meet growing customer demands with a modern, scalable, and intelligent foundation.<br>But this isn't just about tech — Hivebrite powers <strong>thousands of communities</strong> making a difference in the world. From sustainability and education to diversity and social innovation, our platform enables meaningful connection and collective impact. Here’s what’s ahead:<br></p><ul><li><p><strong>Decoupling our monolith</strong> into a modular, service-based architecture</p></li><li><p><strong>Replatforming to API-first</strong>, enabling richer integrations and more flexibility</p></li><li><p><strong>Infusing AI throughout</strong> — from product features (recommendations, smart workflows) to internal tooling (DevEx, CI/CD, Copilot, Cursor, Bolt)</p></li><li><p><strong>Raising the bar on performance, observability, and scalability</strong> to support a fast-growing, global user base</p></li></ul><p>This is a pivotal time to join. As a <strong>Senior Backend Engineer</strong>, you'll be instrumental in driving this transformation.</p><p></p><p></p><h4><strong>🌟 Our Impact</strong></h4><p></p><p>Hivebrite isn’t just another SaaS platform — we power over 1,000 communities worldwide working toward real change.<br>Our customers include<br>As a Senior Engineer, your work will directly support these communities by making their digital spaces faster, smarter, and more impactful.</p><h3><strong><br></strong></h3><h4><strong>🌟 Your Role</strong></h4><p></p><p>You’ll work across product and platform initiatives to:<br></p><ul><li><p><strong>Design and build scalable backend services</strong> using Ruby, Python, Node.js/TypeScript, or Golang</p></li><li><p><strong>Lead the decomposition of our monolith</strong> into modular, service-oriented components</p></li><li><p><strong>Drive performance and reliability improvements</strong>, leveraging async queues, caching strategies, and data modeling</p></li><li><p><strong>Implement AI-powered features</strong> (personalization, automation, recommendations) in collaboration with Product and Data teams</p></li><li><p><strong>Elevate our internal developer experience</strong>, integrating AI tooling (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor) and streamlining CI/CD workflows</p></li><li><p><strong>Engineer robust integrations</strong> with third-party APIs, webhooks, and event-driven systems</p></li>&