**What is Soundmap?** [Soundmap](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/soundmap-the-
music-game/id6476420863) is a gamified consumer social app for music fans. We
have scaled to 100k DAU in less than 90 days and we are consistently top 5 in
the iOS music game chart. We have the opportunity to bring a brand new
experience to millions of music fans around the world. We want your help to
make that happen 🎶
**Who are we looking for?**
We are looking for an exceptional and passionate Backend Engineer to join us.
You’ll have the opportunities to ship to thousands of users from day 1. You’ll
have significant ownership of the product. You’ll be building the most fun
experience ever for global music fans!
**_As the Backend Engineer, you will:_**
* Scale and optimize our existing backend infrastructure.
* Contribute to the development of a robust architecture capable of supporting massive scale as we expand to new users and countries.
* Build internal tools we use for operations.
* Collaborate with the team to create new features for the app.
* Analyze trade-offs and address technical challenges related to key components of our backend.
* Participate in code and design reviews.
**_Ideal backgrounds are:_**
* Substantial experience with our stack: GCP, Node.js, Typescript, PostgreSQL.
* 5+ years experience building and scaling backend.
* Worked at consumer companies serving millions of users.
* Launched consumer apps on your own in the past.
* Love music and gaming.
* Experience with React Native is a bonus.
**_How do we work?_**
* **Significant equity + competitive salary** We’re a team of 2 and want our next teammates to feel true ownership over the company.
* **Remote friendly** for anyone within +/- 3 hours of EST.
* **Hybrid in New York & Toronto** if you’d prefer to cowork.
* **Work Style** We work 80+ hours week and we work whenever we need to work. We could take a day off on Wednesday but we will grind through the weekend.
* **Fun** We’ll always host offsite at a music festival :)
For more information, please visit:
<https://www.notion.so/intonation/Soundmap-is-
hiring-a486fef37d6547a59e9044637acc171e?pvs=4>
