Role overview

Backend Software Engineer (Mid-Level)

Requirements and responsibilities

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Where you'll create impact

  • You’ll own end-to-end execution for backend systems and infrastructure
  • You’ll build APIs, services, and real-time systems handling complex accounting logic
  • You’ll collaborate with founders, product, and frontend engineering to turn complex workflows into secure, performant systems
  • You’ll design, implement, and ship production-ready features at high speed
  • You’ll manage data migrations, scaling challenges, external integrations, and end-to-end reliability
  • You’ll drive measurable outcomes that accelerate DualEntry’s product velocity and stability

What sets you up for success

  • Hardcore work ethic and high agency
  • 5+ years of experience in backend engineering
  • Proven track record in high-growth, high-ownership environments
  • Strong skills in PostgreSQL, SQL, ORMs, migrations, and schema design
  • Experience with AWS or comparable cloud infrastructure
  • Strong API design and testing experience
  • Understanding of CI/CD, deployment, and production readiness
  • Bonus: expertise in Python and modern frameworks (FastAPI, Flask, or Django)
  • Ability to manage complex systems with evolving requirements
  • Fluent English (C1+) with clear communication

How You Operate

  • Pragmatic: you like to move forward and make decisions based in reality (not theory). We don't debate if Cassandra has the most theoretical scalability -- we use Postgres until it breaks
  • Hard working: 'You can work long, hard, or smart, but [here] you can't choose two out of three" - Jeff Bezos. We wrote this job post during the weekend
  • Curious: you love to learn, are highly curious about new frameworks and solutions to engineering problems
  • Fast-moving: you deploy daily, iterate quickly, and never wait for permission

Why you’ll thrive here

  • Significant equity ownership in one of the top AI companies in the world
  • You’re joining early and will grow with DualEntry
  • Your feedback shapes the product directly
  • High-speed culture
  • High-trust environment with high expectations
  • Ambitious mission - ERP is one of the largest B2B software markets in the world ($220bn per year), this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to build the next generation ERP in an industry that has not seen new entrants in 30+ years

Benefits & Perks

  • Base Salary: $65,000 – $135,000 USD
  • Equity: $50,000+ USD
  • Contract type: B2B
  • Remote-first team - the fastest team you will have ever worked with
  • Time Off: 15 PTO days + 12 public holidays
  • Visa sponsorship option for relocation to NYC within 2+ years
  • Early-stage role with high autonomy and real long-term upside
  • Enjoy a learning & development budget for courses, certifications, and language learning to keep growing your skills.
  • Work where you feel most productive at co-working spaces or from your home office with support for setup, internet, and phone.
  • Plus, wellness perks and more to make your workday even better!
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