Staff Backend Engineer, Hierarchy

ClickUp

Posted on : 12-07-2025

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San Diego, CA - USA

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Posted on : 12-07-2025

Job Description

ClickUp is revolutionizing the way the world works. As the only all-in-one productivity platform built from day one for true convergence ClickUp unifies tasks docs chat calendar enterprise search and moresupercharged by context-driven AI. While others scramble to bundle fragmented tools or bolt on AI we anticipated this future and made it our foundation from the start. Headquartered in San Diego with a rapidly expanding global footprint we empower over three million teams to break free from silos and reclaim their timesaving at least one day every week. Join ClickUp one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies on the planet and help millions of users transform the way they work. Were not just building software. Were shaping the future of work. Come join us in building the futuretogether.

Come join the Hierarchy Squad to build and optimize a set of tier 1 services that are at the core of ClickUps all-in-one productivity platform! Hierarchy owns the ClickUp filesystem that is at foundation of everything we build. We are searching for passionate engineers with exceptional critical thinking skills and technical prowess to help maintain develop and scale high throughput services to support the company through accelerated growth. The ideal candidate will find the idea of architecting distributed systems that are reliable and highly performant exciting has a knack for debugging and writing complex code and is excited by the challenge of building and maintaining a platform that every team in the company integrates with. Our key technologies include Typescript Postgres Kafka NestJS running on Amazon Web Services. If this sounds interesting to you wed love to have you join our team!

Responsibilities:

- Develop and maintain robust scalable backend systems using (Express and NestJS).

- Collaborate with engineers designers and product managers to drive projects forward.

- Tune and optimize database queries for maximum efficiency and performance.

- Optimize and improve existing code for better performance and user experience.

- Troubleshoot and debug issues ensuring smooth operations.

- Share your knowledge and expertise to foster a culture of learning and growth.

Requirements:

- 8 years of professional experience building backend services for SaaS products.

- Proven track record of building and scaling backend systems.

- Expertise in relational database query optimizations (prefer PostgreSQL).

- Extensive background working with databases (SQL and NoSQL) and data modeling.

- Strong understanding of RESTful API design and implementation.

- Experience with agile development methodologies (Scrum Kanban etc.).

- Familiarity with version control systems like Git.

- Excellent problem-solving skills and a passion for tackling challenges.

- Strong communication skills as collaboration is key to our success.

- Experience with microservices architecture and containerization (Docker Kubernetes).

Preferred Qualifications:

- Familiarity with frontend technologies (Angular React Vue).

- Professional experience with NodeJs Express and NestJS

What We Offer:

- Competitive salary and benefits package.

- Remote work options.

- A supportive dynamic and fast-paced work environment.

- The opportunity to make a meaningful impact on a rapidly growing company.

- Opportunities for personal and professional growth.

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Salary and Benefits

At ClickUp we believe in transparency and fairness in compensation. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Please note that the actual compensation for this position may vary and is dependent on factors such as geographic location interview performance years of experience education level and specific skills. We encourage candidates to discuss compensation expectations during the interview process to ensure alignment with their qualifications and our companys compensation philosophy.

This position is eligible for the following benefits and perks:

Equity
401k
Health Dental and Vision insurance
Spending accounts
Life & Disability
Paid parental leave
Flexible paid time off
Enhanced employee assistance program
Employee wellness stipend
Professional development stipend

USA Salary Range (OTE)

$200000$242500 USD

Unsure if you meet all the qualifications of this job description but are deeply excited about the role We hire based on ambition grit and a passion for improving the way people work. If you think ClickUp is the company for you we encourage you to apply!

At ClickUp we assess every candidate based on the potential impact they can have. We hire the best people for the job and support each persons journey to build their boldest career.

ClickUp is an Equal Opportunity Employer and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or national origin.

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