Senior Backend Engineer (TS/Node)

Senior Backend Engineer (TS/Node)

Hiring remotely in the UK / Europe (GMT to GMT+2)

We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our distributed team at Graphy. You’ll play a key role in building the backend foundations behind our developer tools: our Agents API and our data viz SDK.

You’ll work closely with other engineers to build backend features that other developers depend on and ensure our agents can run reliably at scale.

What we look for

• Proven ability to build and scale backend systems in production.
• Deep understanding of backend architecture: services, async workflows, queues, caching etc.
• Strong experience with TypeScript / Node and building APIs.
• Good knowledge of databases (Postgres, MySQL, Redis etc).
• Experience tackling challenges around (a) traffic spikes or (b) large data payloads or (c) compute-heavy processing on the backend.
• A security and data privacy mindset.
• Pragmatism and ability to balance speed and quality well, avoiding both over-engineering and shortcuts that create long-term problems.
• Strong communication skills and being comfortable with async collaboration.

Nice-to-haves:

• Platform / DevOps experience.
• Experience building self-hosted deployment options.

What you’ll do

You’ll lay the foundation for the backend infrastructure for our Agents API and make it reliable and scalable:

• Design and build APIs used by external developers and by our web app (graphy.app).
• Build and own core backend services to support our AI agents, handling traffic spikes gracefully.
• Build features around complex data transformations, processing data payloads of different sizes efficiently.
• Build with security and data privacy in mind.
• Help shape our infrastructure for potential self-hosted deployment options.

Additionally you will:

• Support / talk to users directly and help solve their problems.
• Help shape our backend engineering best practices and raise the bar for the whole team.
• Proactively define the scope of your work where necessary.
• Work closely with Product and Design as well as with other engineers.

How we work

We’re looking for someone who is excited to work in an early-stage startup, with all the challenges and opportunities that come with it. In short, this is how we work:

At Graphy, we keep things flexible – we don’t have strict boundaries between Engineering, Product and Design, so you’ll often find yourself wearing different hats. We also don’t rely on lots of upfront planning or a strict roadmap; instead, we focus on shipping fast, validating early with our users and improving through iterations.

We care more about solving real problems for our users than writing perfect code or sticking to a specific tech stack. This means we’re okay with writing less-than-perfect code to validate features quickly and improve them later. If a feature doesn’t work out, we’re not afraid to scrap it.

We don’t have formal management structures or regular 1:1s. Instead, we’re a group of passionate people who love building great products and learning from each other. If you’re more focused on titles, structured mentorship or career progression frameworks, this might not be the right fit for you.

What you’ll get

• Impactful, interesting and challenging work
• Competitive salary & options package
• Company retreats to meet each other in person
• Remote-first processes with co-working space options available
• 35 days paid holiday a year (including local holidays)
• Equipment to build your own workspace (MacBook Pro, software etc)

Tech stack

We don’t expect you to be experienced with all of these, but in case you’re interested: https://stackshare.io/graphy/graphy