Job Details

Overview

We're looking for a full-stack engineer who's most excited about backend systems, data modeling, and infrastructure. You'll join a small, collaborative team that builds the technology behind Drug Hunter's platform.

This role is mostly remote, but our team gets together periodically in person to plan, collaborate, and build together. We're a small group, so everyone wears multiple hats and contributes where the need is greatest. Your focus will be on backend-related projects such as APIs, data integrations, and infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop APIs and backend services (NestJS/Node.js, Python)
• Implement and maintain data models and integrations between systems
• Build and manage background job queues (BullMQ, Redis)
• Work across the stack when needed (e.g. connect backend APIs to front-end apps)
• Set up and maintain development and QA environments across the stack
• Deploy and operate services in Docker and Kubernetes
• Monitor and optimize system performance, reliability, and scalability
• Automate workflows and infrastructure tasks (Python, Bash)
• Collaborate on architecture for scalable, maintainable backend systems

Requirements

• Strong experience with modern backend frameworks (NestJS or similar)
• Solid understanding of API design and data modeling
• Comfortable in Linux server environments and with containerization
• Experience with relational databases (postgres)
• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Proficient with JavaScript/TypeScript and some front-end exposure (React, Next.js, etc.)
• Strong Python scripting skills for automation and data tasks
• Understanding of environment management (dev, QA, prod)

Nice to Have

• Experience with distributed systems, queues, and caching
• CI/CD pipeline experience
• Cloud platform familiarity (AWS, GCP, DigitalOcean)
• ETL or data pipeline experience
• React Native Experience (Expo)

Benefits

• Join a fast-growing company making a real impact in drug discovery
• Work with a sharp, passionate, mission-driven team
• Shape the software development at a high-growth inflection point
• Competitive salary and equity, healthcare, 401(k), flexible PTO, and remote-friendly culture

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

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