Founding Backend Engineer

NextStep· Auburn, WA, USA

Posted November 4, 2026

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Experience
Not specified
Pay
$90,000 – $120K per year
Education
Not specified
Location
Auburn, WA, USA
Work mode
On-site
Job type
Full-time

About this role

NextStep builds course platforms and AI tools for schools. This founding role owns the data layer and multi-tenant architecture.

What you will do

  • Own the data layer including Postgres schema design and migrations
  • Build and harden multi-tenant architecture ensuring isolated databases
  • Run platform on Cloudflare Workers and edge storage
  • Build systems behind course-connected tutors and grading

What the employer expects

  • Strong backend fundamentals and real production experience with Postgres
  • Comfort designing multi-tenant systems
  • Experience running services on Cloudflare or ability to learn fast
  • High agency and ability to ship autonomously

Benefits

  • 1% to 5% founding-engineer equity stake
  • Direct work with founders

Skills

  • PostgreSQL
  • Cloudflare
  • Workers
  • SQL
  • API Design

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