Founding Backend Engineer
We're looking for a
Founding Backend Engineer
About the job
BetterGroup (the team behind BetterPic and BetterStudio) is a profitable AI startup scaling fast, millions in revenue, millions of requests, and increasing GPU workloads across multiple products. On BetterPic, our AI makes professional headshots accessible to anyone, fast, affordable, and 4K studio-quality. Now we’re expanding into B2B, building high-impact workflows for teams and partners. On BetterStudio we’re solving photoshoots for fashion ecommerce.
We’re looking for a Founding Backend Engineer to own and scale the backend systems that power our core platforms. If you love building stable, fast, production-grade APIs with autonomy and purpose, read on.
Team Perks

Equity Opportunities
Senior profiles receive stock options, aligning your success with ours.

Inclusive Culture
Join a diverse team that values every voice and perspective.

Unlimited Vacations
Choose when and how long to take time off, with trust in your responsibility.

Remote-First
Enjoy the flexibility of working from anywhere in the world.

Growth Opportunities
Clear paths for career advancement and professional development.

Innovative Work
Be at the forefront of AI technology in professional imaging. We're solving a problem that has never been solved before.
Meet your Team
All headshots generated using Betterpic ❤️

Ricardo Ghekiere
CEO & Co-Founder
Brussels, Belgium

Thibaut Hennau
Chief Marketing Offer
Lisbon, Portugal

Fred Linfjard
Chief Product Officer
Malmo, Stockholm

Apoorv Sharma
Head of Performance
Delhi, India

Fedor Korol
Founding AI Engineer
Podgorica, Montenegro

Dean Leite
Head of Content & Paid Social
Lisbon, Portugal

Miriam Alonso
Head of Customer Success
Larnaca , Cyprus

Hertok Kawang
Customer Success Specialist
Bali, Indonesia

Carla Rondon
Customer Success Specialist
Maracay, Venezuela

Oliver Kattan
Head of Design
Dubai, UAE

Miguel Rasero
CTO & Co-Founder
Larnaca , Cyprus
About you
What You’ll Work On
Your Impact:
Architect and evolve our Node.js backend to support large-scale B2B use cases
Build fast, secure APIs powering dashboards, integrations, and automation tools
Lead TypeScript migrations and API versioning with a release-focused mindset
Optimize PostgreSQL schemas for multi-tenant and team-based access
Work closely with product and frontend to ship, test, and iterate quickly
Tech Challenges You’ll Tackle:
Secure and performant public APIs (auth, rate limiting, usage tracking)
Building scalable RBAC and permission systems for complex teams
Designing resilient async job systems using queues and workers
Working with AWS services (S3, SES, Cloudfront) and managing infrastructure config
Optimizing performance for high-concurrency workloads
Implementing advanced caching strategies with Redis to reduce latency
Architecting systems for zero-downtime deployments and horizontal scaling
Ensuring compliance with data privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA) for B2B clients
Daily Responsibilities
Own backend feature development with speed and precision
Coordinate API specs and updates with the fullstack team
Proactively monitor performance, logs, and stability
Triage and resolve backend bugs and edge cases in real time
Help guide backend best practices, deployment pipelines, and testing strategy
What You Need
Must-Have:
4+ years backend experience with Node.js (ideally 8+ total dev experience)
Strong with Express, PostgreSQL, REST APIs, OpenAPI and migrations
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and job queues
Experience maintaining production apps with release processes and sprints
Good communicator, async-first mindset, comfortable in startup pace
Ability to reason about system design, scale, and maintainability
Bonus Points:
Built RBAC systems or multi-tenant team apps before
Familiar with rate limiting, auth strategies, and API usage metering
Used AWS in production (EC2, S3, SES, etc.)
You’ve shipped B2B tools, internal platforms, or SaaS dashboards
Our Stack
Backend: Node.js, Express, PostgreSQL, Redis, AWS
Frontend: Nuxt 3, Vue 3, TypeScript, TailwindCSS
Infra: AWS (S3, SES, Cloudfront), Render, Cloudflare, Supabase
Tools: GitHub, Prettier, Slack, Asana
Application Process
1. Fill out this form
2. [Take Home] Coding Challenge (1-3 hours)
2.1. Small development challenge
2.2. Brief [5 minutes max] Loom video explaining functionality, implementation and design decisions
3. Interview with the CTO (30 minutes)
4. Interview with the rest of the management team (30 minutes)
5. Offer from BetterPic
Final Notes
This is not a “just-maintain-things” backend gig. You’ll be building what powers the B2B engine of a profitable, high-growth AI company.
We encourage AI usage in your workflow, but real ownership, communication, and decision-making are what set you apart.
Let’s build something lasting.
Ready to build what’s never been built?