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Senior Backend Engineer (Europe)

Trigger.dev· Engineering
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RemoteFull-timePosted 11mo ago

About the role

Senior Backend Engineer to help build Trigger.dev's Open Source and Cloud product with expertise in Node.js, TypeScript, Postgres, Redis, and cloud infrastructure. Remote or Hybrid UK. Focus on scalable backend systems, database design, APIs, and platform features within a product-led, open source environment.

Responsibilities

  • Designing and implementing SDK and platform features. Shipping new capabilities end to end, from API surface to production rollout.
  • Database design. Developing database schemas and data models that hold up as the product scales.
  • Query performance and data access. Creating and optimising query performance and data access patterns.
  • Building backend systems that stand up to production load. Reliability, throughput, and durability are part of the job, not someone else’s.
  • Scalable APIs and services. Designing and implementing API endpoints and services that handle real customer traffic.
  • Security as a default. Applying security best practices in everything you ship.
  • Monitoring, logging, and debugging. Implementing the observability tooling that lets us spot problems and fix them fast.
  • Architecture and technical roadmap. Contributing to architectural decisions and shaping where the platform goes next.

Qualifications

  • Expertise in Node.js and TypeScript. We use Remix.
  • Expertise with Postgres and Redis. You've designed schemas, tuned queries, and run these in production.
  • Cloud infrastructure experience. AWS, GCP, or Azure.
  • Comfortable being on call. Reliability is a shared responsibility for the engineering team.
  • Open to in-person events throughout the year. If you're remote, we'll arrange these so the team gets real time together.
  • You'll be an amazing fit if you have:
  • A proven track record of contributing to open source projects.
  • Previously been a venture-backed startup founder.
  • Experience with React, or better still, Remix.
  • Worked on a high throughput system.
  • Designed SDKs for developers.
  • Experience with self-managed Kubernetes.
  • Familiarity with Linux.
  • OTel or "o11y" experience.
  • Worked at a developer tools company.
  • Experience with Go.

Skills

Required:Node.jsTypeScriptPostgreSQLRedisCloud infrastructureOn-call reliability
Nice to have:Open Source contributionRemix / ReactKubernetesLinuxOTel / observabilityGo

Benefits

  • Generous, transparent compensation and equity - We hire the best talent and pay to reflect that. We also offer equity as a way to ensure everyone is invested in the success of the company.
  • Async working - Need a heads-down day or meeting-free days to stay productive? No problem!
  • Home office - We will help provide equipment for a comfortable setup so you're as productive at home as you are in the office.
  • Generous vacation - 25 days vacation excluding national holidays, plus sick leave and generous parental leave.
  • Training budget - An annual budget to contribute towards learning such as purchasing books, an Audible subscription or online courses.
  • Pension and 401k contributions - Enroll in our company pension scheme or we'll contribute directly to your private pension.
Last updated Sep 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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About Trigger.dev

Build and deploy fully‑managed AI agents and workflows

Trigger.dev is the open source platform for building AI workflows in TypeScript. Long-running tasks with retries, queues, observability, and elastic scaling.

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