ClickUp
Technology
SeniorBackendEngineer,Platform
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“Senior Backend Engineer, Platform at ClickUp. Skills: API tooling, Distributed systems, AI workspace. Integrate customer feedback into API tooling. Create architectural foundations”
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience, Understanding of API standards, Understanding of CAP Theorem, Proficient with TypeScript, Proficient with Golang
Nice to Have
Pragmatic approach to software design, Experience working with Kafka, Experience designing Backend for Frontend patterns, Experience supporting modern AI technologies, Experience building shared services for AI products
What You'll Do.
Integrate customer feedback into API tooling
Create architectural foundations
Build mission-critical distributed systems
Advocate for API governance
Create API governance
Maintain API governance
Own integrations within API Gateway
Manage service lifecycles
Identify improvements to shared services
Grow infrastructure engineering shared services
Support platform capabilities for AI
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborating with other teams; Agile, scrum-based engineering team
Process & Methodology
Agile, Scrum
Full Job Description
At ClickUp, we're building the future of work: the first truly converged AI workspace unifying tasks, docs, chat, calendar, and enterprise search, all supercharged by context-driven AI. We are an AI-native company. Every team member is expected to leverage AI daily, and we evaluate AI fluency as part of our hiring process. Join us and help redefine what's possible. 🚀 The Role: - Build upon and integrate customer feedback, both internal and external, into our API tooling and shared services. - Create new architectural foundations and mission-critical distributed systems while collaborating closely with other teams. - Work within an agile, scrum-based engineering team focused on core platform capabilities. - Advocate for, create, and maintain API governance across engineering through collaboration, automation, and outreach. - Own integrations within our API Gateway layer and service lifecycles from design to production. - Identify improvements to the design and implementation of new and existing critical shared services. - Help grow our infrastructure engineering organization’s shared services relied upon by other engineering teams to accelerate product development. - Support the platform capabilities that power ClickUp’s AI initiatives, including Brain and Agents. Qualifications: - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience. - Strong understanding of API standards, design approaches, and integration patterns. - Strong understanding of CAP Theorum and distributed systems design patterns. - Proficient with TypeScript. - Proficient with Golang. - Excellent communication skills. - Strong sense of ownership and accountability. - Strong consideration for developer experience in everything you build. Desirable: - Pragmatic approach to software design, development, and delivery. - Experience working with Kafka and related event-based patterns. - Experience working with and designing Backend for Frontend (BFF) patterns. - Experience
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