Join a high-growth startup as a core engineer solving massive scale challenges. You will architect the transition from Postgres bottlenecks to high-throughput systems using Clickhouse and Object Storage. This role is perfect for engineers who love building developer tools in public and want to shape the infrastructure of a $16M-funded platform.
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Remote, Europe0.3% Equity (Cash Not Disclosed)
Senior Backend Engineer at Trigger - VC-backed Open Source AI Agents Platform
Trigger.dev is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to help scale an open-source platform for AI agents that is growing fast. Backed by Y Combinator with $16M raised, this 10-person team is hitting massive scale challenges and needs an expert to architect the move from Postgres to high-throughput alternatives like Clickhouse. If you love building in public for other developers and want to own the infrastructure of a high-growth dev tools startup from within Europe, this is your chance to make a direct impact and earn meaningful equity.
Overview
Role overview
Company
Trigger
Software10 employees
Trigger.dev - YC-backed open-source platform for AI agents and workflows
Responsibilities
What you will do
- Design and scale backend systems to handle massive throughput by evolving the data layer beyond Postgres into Clickhouse and Object Storage.
- Build and optimize developer-facing SDKs and platform features using Node.js, TypeScript, and Remix within a high-performance cloud environment.
- Drive reliability and observability by implementing OpenTelemetry and managing self-hosted Kubernetes clusters to ensure elastic scaling for AI workloads.
Candidate profile
Who this is a fit for
- Deep production expertise in Node.js and TypeScript, with a proven track record of tuning Postgres at meaningful scale for high-write throughput.
- Experience navigating the scaling pains of early-stage, venture-backed startups and the ability to own technical outcomes from design to deployment.
- Strong background in cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP) and container orchestration, ideally with experience building developer tools or contributing to major open-source projects.
What makes it remarkable
Why this role is remarkable
- Direct impact on a rapidly growing open-source product used by thousands of developers, with the autonomy to make immediate architectural decisions.
- Backed by top-tier investors including Y Combinator (Dalton Caldwell, Paul Buchheit) with $16M in funding to solve complex event-driven engineering problems.
- True engineering-first culture where you build for other developers, contribute to open-source communities on Discord/GitHub, and work directly with the CTO.
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