Backend Product Engineer

Job title: Backend Product Engineer in New York City, NY at Motion Recruitment
Company: Motion Recruitment
Job description: ? Senior Product Backend Engineer – NYC (On-Site in West Soho)
? $130K - $200K | Equity: 0.5-1%Building something new, something big. Reimagining how people interact with their data—giving individuals control in a way that hasn’t been done before. Backed by top investors, this is a chance to work on something truly transformative.Looking for a Senior Product Backend Engineer to accelerate development. Work directly with the CTO and founding engineers. High-impact, high-ownership, and equity to match. What You’ll Do:? Build APIs and services that drive new product experiences
? Architect scalable systems for a rapidly growing user base
? Work across data pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and backend development
? Set best practices and mentor engineers (IC role, no direct management)
? Ensure our code and products are built to last Who You Are:? 5+ years of backend engineering experience (building scalable data systems)
? Skilled in NodeJS, Postgres, and AWS
? Comfortable designing data models and working with large datasets
? Startup-minded—pragmatic, hands-on, and excited to work in person in NYC
? Bonus: Prior experience at an early-stage company Why Join?This is a mission-driven company tackling one of the internet’s biggest problems. Backed by investors from Airbnb, Pinterest, and Twitter, and advised by industry pioneers. Be part of something game-changing—and grow alongside the best team of the decade.? NYC-based. In-person. No remote.#LI-HM5
Expected salary: $130000 - 200000 per year
Location: New York City, NY
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