Staff Backend Engineer (Hierarchy)

• Come join the Hierarchy Squad to build and optimize a set of tier 1 services that are at the core of ClickUp’s all-in-one productivity platform
• Hierarchy owns the ClickUp filesystem that is at foundation of everything we build
• Our key technologies include Typescript, Postgres, Kafka, NestJS running on Amazon Web Services
• Develop and maintain robust, scalable backend systems using Node.js (Express and NestJS)
• Collaborate with engineers, designers, and product managers to drive projects forward
• Tune and optimize database queries for maximum efficiency and performance
• Optimize and improve existing code for better performance and user experience
• Troubleshoot and debug issues, ensuring smooth operations
• Share your knowledge and expertise to foster a culture of learning and growth

Benefits

• 16” MacBook Pro
• Moving Expenses
• $200/mo commuter benefits
• Team lunches each week
• 401(k) match up to 2%
• Unlimited snacks, kombucha, and cold brew
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• ClickUp swag
• Teammate recognition rewards
• Flexible PTO- We are searching for passionate engineers with exceptional critical thinking skills and technical prowess to help maintain, develop and scale high throughput services to support the company through accelerated growth
• The ideal candidate will find the idea of architecting distributed systems that are reliable and highly performant exciting, has a knack for debugging and writing complex code and is excited by the challenge of building and maintaining a platform that every team in the company integrates with
• Excellent problem-solving skills and a passion for tackling challenges
• Expertise in relational database query optimizations (prefer PostgreSQL)
• Extensive background working with databases (SQL and NoSQL) and data modeling
• Experience with microservices architecture and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• 8+ years of professional experience building backend services for SaaS products
• Proven track record of building and scaling backend systems
• Familiarity with version control systems like Git
• Strong communication skills, as collaboration is key to our success
• Strong understanding of RESTful API design and implementation
• Experience with agile development methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, etc.)
• Familiarity with frontend technologies (Angular, React, Vue)
• Unsure if you meet all the qualifications of this job description but are deeply excited about the role? We hire based on ambition, grit, and a passion for improving the way people work. If you think ClickUp is the company for you, we encourage you to apply!
• Professional experience with NodeJs, Express, and NestJS