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Fully remote with flexible hours, unlimited time off, and the chance to design products used by millions of people.
About BlueThrone
At BlueThrone, we scale indie mobile products into global powerhouses. With 80M+ downloads, 20M+ MAU, and $14M+ ARR, we rewrite the rules of mobile scaling. We’re a lean, high‑performing team that thrives on speed, ownership, and building products people actually care about.
Responsibilities
- Architect and evolve backend systems that support millions of active users – from designing architecture to ensuring everything runs smoothly at scale.
- Build APIs engineers love – clean, reliable, intuitive, so frontend teams can move fast.
- Work with complex data flows, caching, and messaging, balancing performance with simplicity.
- Detect and resolve performance bottlenecks before users notice.
- Collaborate closely with product, frontend, and data teams to ship fast and iterate faster.
- Bring fresh ideas, constantly push limits, challenge assumptions, and raise the bar for backend engineering.
Qualifications
Solid experience building backend systems at scale (5+ years).Strong Node.js + TypeScript skills.Experience designing scalable architectures and RESTful APIs that other engineers love.Deep knowledge of PostgreSQL and Elasticsearch.Hands‑on Redis and RabbitMQ.Confidence around infrastructure – configure Nginx and deploy.Extra points if you’ve touched Flutter or Kotlin.Thrives in fast‑changing environments where "done" beats "perfect" and impact comes first.Ideal Candidate
Prefers freedom over fixed schedules – remote, flexible, unlimited time off.Is naturally curious and loves driving real impact for users and the business.Can wear multiple hats – values expertise but also versatility.Is calm, collected, and keeps drama away.Enjoys challenges and is willing to roll up sleeves to win.Believes in working smarter, not harder – focuses on productivity and results.Follows passion and enjoys doing meaningful work.Interview Process
Initial call with the People team (30 minutes).Technical interview with our Tech Lead (90 minutes).Chat with the CTO and VP of Product (60 minutes).We move fast and respect your time. Most candidates finish the process in under 4 weeks.
Equal Opportunity
Equal opportunities for everyone. We believe the best teams are diverse. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences. We consider all candidates regardless of age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran status, neurodiversity, or disability. If you need reasonable adjustments at any point, please let us know.
Seniority Level
Not applicable.
Employment Type
Full‑time.
Job Function
Engineering and Information Technology.
Industry
Technology, Information and Internet.
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