Senior Backend Engineer
San Francisco, CA
Engineering – Back end /
Full Time /
Hybrid
The Revi Mission 🚀
Brick and mortar is not dead but drastically changing, and Revi is leading that change into the future. 31 years ago, Web 1.0 started and it gave people the ability to click hyperlinks and read text. When Web 2.0 came about 10 years later, it revolutionized the world. It allowed people to do things like buy, ship, mail, shop, and more.In the past, doing these things was only reserved for an in-person physical experience, but they can now be done online. That one technological advancement, though simple, changed the world. Now, the internet is so robust that there are things you can do online that you cannot do in a physical location. This is the next great shift in the market that Revi is calling Web 3.0.Companies are now trying to bring this digital experience into physical stores in their own siloed ecosystems. For example, Uber brings a simplified way to interact with cabs in the physical world, Bonobos brings a simplified way to interact with their physical retail stores, and the Amazon Go store simplifies purchasing in its physical stores. Revi is looking to bring this way of interacting with physical locations to all consumers, no matter what physical store you walk into.Revi offers businesses an in-store digital platform that allows businesses to build long-lasting relationships with their customers and allows consumers to interact with any business they walk into digitally. Our product is a beautifully designed in-store self-ordering system where consumers can buy, pay, get rewards, and much more. The data collected is leveraged to improve the ordering experience and attract new consumers. With a fresh round of Series A funding from top Silicon Valley seed investors, we are ready to pursue a multi-billion dollar opportunity.
It’s an excellent time to join because 🥳
You’ll be joining a collaborative, in-person team at a pivotal moment in our company’s growth. We're laying the foundation for massive scale, and this role will shape the future of our core backend infrastructure to power products across consumer and partner experiences.
The Revi Role 👩💻 👨🏾💻
We’re looking for a seasoned and thoughtful Senior Backend Engineer to design and build scalable backend services that power Revi’s core applications. You’ll develop APIs, manage databases, and collaborate closely with Product and Frontend teams to build reliable, performant systems that support our mission. You’ll play a key role in improving speed, performance, and architecture as we scale.
What You’ll Do 👷🏾♂️
- Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services, RESTful APIs, and microservices in Python (Django Admin)
- Optimize performance across distributed systems and relational databases (PostgreSQL)
- Lead backend architecture for critical roadmap initiatives, including AI-assisted tooling, payments, and reporting
- Ensure reliability, maintainability, and observability across backend systems
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, and Frontend teams to define and deliver features end-to-end
- Drive CI/CD best practices, test coverage, and deployment quality across environments
- Guide infrastructure evolution on AWS, including compute, storage, and monitoring
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical decision-making and code reviews
What We Expect You’ll Bring 😎
- 4–6 years of backend engineering experience, preferably in a startup or high-growth environment
- Deep expertise in Python and strong knowledge of backend frameworks like Django (Django Admin a plus)
- Hands-on experience building APIs, event-driven systems, and services at scale
- Proficiency in SQL database design, query performance tuning, and NoSQL familiarity
- Working knowledge of AWS services (e.g., ECS/Fargate, RDS, S3, CloudWatch, etc.)
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker), and infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform or CDK)
- Comfort using AI coding tools like GitHub Copilot or Cursor as development companions
- A strong product sense and willingness to dive into ambiguous problems with pragmatism
- Clear written and verbal communication skills; team-first mindset
Bonus Points For 💡
- Experience with payment systems (e.g., Stripe) and other third-party integrations (e.g., Kitchen Hub, Otter, 7Shifts etc.)
- Familiarity with observability stacks like Datadog, Sentry, or Prometheus/Grafana
- Contributions to open-source or past experience mentoring junior engineers.
- DevOps experience with AWS and other cloud systems.
Our Values
- ❤️ Heart: A team that is passionate about what they do, with a heart of giving back.
- 🔨 Impact: Drives backend innovation that directly enables Revi’s platform scale.
- 🧠 Conscientious: Writes clean, scalable, and maintainable code that holds up at scale.
- 🏆 Excellence: A commitment to quality, testing, and thoughtful architecture.
Perks and Benefits of Joining the Revi Team
- Equity package
- Competitive salary + bonus
- Professional development opportunities
- Excellent and comprehensive health plans (Medical, dental, vision, etc)
- Flexible Vacation Policy, Paid holidays
- Organized volunteer events to give back to our community
- Off-sites, events, and happy hours
- 401(k)
$145,000 - $180,000 a year
Thanks for applying to Revi! We’re excited to meet builders who care about quality, scale, and innovation.
If your experience aligns with the role, a member of our team will reach out to set up next steps. In the meantime, you can explore our work at www.getrevi.com and follow us on LinkedIn.
