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Founding Backend Engineer Marketplace and Logistics Remote (USA)

Flocker

Job Location:

New York City, NY - USA

Salary: Not provided by the employer

Experience Required: 5years

Posted: 25 May 2026 (30+ days ago)

Application Deadline: 22 August 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

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Job Summary

Job Title: Founding Backend Engineer

Location: Remote

Company: Flocker

Position Overview:

Weve spent two years building Flockers strategy design and systems and were now looking for one more builder to help complete our final pre-launch phase and ship a public iOS/Android app in the next 46 months.

Were seeking a highly skilled and motivated Founding Backend Engineer with expertise in marketplace architecture geospatial matching and scalable system design. Youll join a small collaborative team with experience from Google Meta ByteDance Coinbase and Microsoft Researchbringing together excellence in design science and engineering.

Key Responsibilities:

Design build and maintain Flockers backend services and APIs (FastAPI PostgreSQL migrating to DynamoDB over time).
Implement authentication session management and secure cookie flows (FastAPI Users CloudFront).
Develop and scale real-time data pipelines (Kinesis Lambda S3) for interaction logging and personalization.
Build and optimize media handling pipelines (image/video upload compression CDN delivery via CloudFront).
Architect and tune database schemas (Postgres DynamoDB single-table design) with focus on cost-efficient scale.
Collaborate with mobile/frontend engineers to deliver seamless low-latency user experiences.
Engage in the full software development lifecycle: design coding testing deployment.
Work in a fast-moving agile startup environment iterating quickly and adjusting priorities based on learning and feedback.

Requirements

Youre Right For This If:

5 years designing building and scaling backend systems to millions of users.
Expert in modern backend development (FastAPI Django Flask or similar).
Proven ability to build and launch products (startup side project or even a failed venture).
Experience with relational databases (Postgres/MySQL) and exposure to NoSQL systems.
Track record of shipped products or platforms we can see live today.
Leadership ability self-motivation and comfort navigating ambiguity.
Ready to operate with founder-level ownership and commitment.
Bonus: Experience with real-time data pipelines cloud infrastructure (AWS) or consumer apps.
Bonus: Demonstrated experience building or scaling marketplace platforms with integrated logistics flows (matching routing ticketing or fulfillment systems). e.g. Uber Lyft Airbnb or Doordash.

Benefits

Compensation:

Salary plus equity

Application Process: If you are passionate about building massively scalable cost-effective consumer-facing systems and want to be a part of a dynamic startup environment we would love to hear from you. Please submit your resume along with your LinkedIn profile link.

Flocker is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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Required Skills:

Software engineerig experience of 5 years.

Required Education:

Bachelors or greater preferred.

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