Senior Backend Developer
Hallow · Chicago, Illinois, US
TL;DR: We’re growing our dev team and looking for a Senior Backend Developer to own and scale the systems powering Hallow. You’ll lead high-impact projects,...
Job description
TL;DR: We’re growing our dev team and looking for a Senior Backend Developer to own and scale the systems powering Hallow. You’ll lead high-impact projects, design reliable and scalable architecture, and help us move quickly while maintaining quality as we continue to grow. What You'll Do: - Build & Scale Core Systems: Design and implement scalable, reliable APIs and backend services that power our mobile apps and content platform - Own Projects End-to-End: Lead initiatives from ideation through deployment, making strong technical decisions and ensuring successful delivery - Improve Infrastructure & Performance: Evolve our architecture to handle growth—optimize performance, reliability, and global scalability - Develop Internal Tools: Build systems and tooling that empower content, community, and support teams to operate efficiently - Drive Technical Direction: Identify opportunities to improve systems, reduce tech debt, and enhance developer experience - Leverage AI for Velocity: Use AI tools to accelerate development, debugging, and iteration while maintaining high quality and strong engineering judgment What You'll Love: - Mission: This work is incredibly humbling. Every day we...