Senior Engineer (WFH, Backend & Full-Stack)

Job description

Remote | Full-time We’re looking for a Senior Engineer who ships fast, thinks clearly, and solves real problems. No fluff. No red tape. Just strong engineers building software that matters. What You’ll Do Own features end-to-end — from idea to production Write clean, scalable, maintainable code Identify and fix performance and reliability bottlenecks Work closely with product and ops to ship pragmatically, not perfectly Tech Stack Backend FastAPI, Pydantic Postgres SQLAlchemy (nice to have, not a blocker) Frontend React, Next.js TypeScript Zustand, Tailwind CSS You don’t need to know everything on day one, but you must be comfortable learning fast and operating independently. What You Bring 8-10+ years of hands-on engineering experience Strong depth in Python/Go and TypeScript/JS Experience building and scaling production systems Sharp problem-solving skills — frameworks are tools, not the point Clear communicator, low ego, high ownership Able to juggle priorities without hand-holding Nice to Have Experience with AWS, infra, or performance optimisation Strong opinions on system design (and the ability to defend them) Side projects or open-source work you’re proud of Why Cadence Full autonomy Remote-first, async-friendly Small team, high trust Speed over bureaucracy, always