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Pocket Prep · 10 hours ago

Staff Backend Engineer

Durham, NC

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff

$216K/yr - $216K/yr

8+ years exp

Pocket Prep is a leading mobile and web-based learning platform offering efficient and affordable study solutions for professional certification and licensure. As a staff backend engineer, you will shape the services that power their platforms and collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop robust APIs and infrastructure.

AppsEdTechEducationiOS

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain robust backend services in a TypeScript/Node.js environment, ensuring reliability, performance, and comprehensive test coverage

Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, and engineering teams to develop APIs and infrastructure that support new features across mobile and web platforms

Lead and contribute to technical planning, helping to define scope, evaluate complexity, and architect solutions that balance short-term needs with long-term scalability

Work closely with fellow engineers to align backend and frontend efforts, solve challenging problems, and ensure seamless cross-platform functionality

Monitor and maintain system health, including optimizing MongoDB database performance, debugging production issues, and coordinating with cloud infrastructure providers

Champion engineering excellence by evolving our internal standards, mentoring peers, and fostering a strong culture of code quality, collaboration, and continuous learning

Qualification

TypeScriptNode.jsRESTful APIsMongoDBGoRustCI/CDMentoringCollaborationProblem-solvingContinuous learning

Required

8+ years of professional backend experience, a majority w/ TypeScript and NodeJS

Proven ability to design and maintain RESTful APIs

Strong focus on code quality, testing, and documentation

Experience with MongoDB or other NoSQL databases

Preferred

Experience delivering solutions in other languages, particularly Go or Rust

Experience optimizing database performance (indexing, query tuning)

Experience managing CI and deployment pipelines

Experience working on projects from ideation and inception through to release and maintenance

Prior involvement in mentoring or engineering leadership

Benefits

Stability: We're 12+ years old, 100% profitable without investor backing and we continue to have year-over-year growth.

Work/Life Balance: Freedom to live your life while accomplishing something awesome for everyone in education. Flexible PTO and a 3-week company-wide holiday break from mid-December through the New Year.

Competitive Compensation: Generous profit-sharing program and total compensation that targets the 75th percentile.

100% Healthcare: We cover all of our employees' healthcare premiums because we are invested in your well-being. We also cover 80% of dependents.

Hybrid Flexibility: You can work where and when you are most effective. We have an office in downtown Durham, North Carolina, and are supportive of hybrid work options.

Give Back: We are active participants in our communities through volunteer partnerships with local nonprofits. We offer VTO (volunteer time off) for independent engagement with your community.