Backend Engineer (Node.js / Postgres)

Build the APIs, data and background jobs behind the feed, payments, journalism and crisis alerts.

What you'll do

• Design APIs and Postgres schemas that stay correct under retries and bad networks
• Own background jobs, queues and Redis caching
• Keep every route authorised and every change tested

Pay (base salary per year, USD, by experience)

• Junior (0–2 years): San Francisco $72,000 – $87,000 · Remote $30,000 – $45,000
• Mid-level (3–5 years): San Francisco $80,000 – $105,000 · Remote $45,000 – $70,000
• Senior (6+ years): San Francisco $110,000 – $135,000 · Remote $65,000 – $95,000

Where you fall in a range depends on your experience and skills. Remote pay is the same wherever you live.

Every full-time role includes paid time off and your local public holidays, a laptop, and flexible async hours across time zones. Zyaku is an early-stage startup, and pay is set for this stage.

About Zyaku

Zyaku is a platform for creators and independent journalists that keeps working when the internet doesn't: you can write with no signal and your post publishes once the connection returns. Remote anywhere, or on-site in San Francisco.

Full details: https://zyaku.com/careers