Senior Backend Engineer

Position Overview

We’re looking for a talented Backend Engineer (Mid–Senior) with a strong foundation in infrastructure to join our founding team. This is a full-time, permanent position that contains a hybrid work schedule in our Richmond office. The role is ideal for someone who enjoys building scalable systems from the ground up and thrives in a fast-paced startup environment.

You’ll play a key role in designing and developing the backend architecture that powers our platform, ensuring reliability, performance, and security as we grow. Working closely with product, design, and frontend teams, you’ll help bring a category-defining collectibles marketplace to life.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain scalable backend systems and APIs supporting web and mobile applications Architect and manage cloud infrastructure, ensuring high availability, performance, and security Collaborate with frontend engineers and designers to deliver seamless, end-to-end product experiences Optimize system performance, reliability, and cost efficiency through monitoring and continuous

improvement

Implement best practices in DevOps, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code Contribute to technical strategy, system design decisions, and engineering best practices Debug and resolve production issues, ensuring system stability and uptime

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience, preferred

Master’s degree

4–8+ years of experience in backend development or related fields Strong experience building and scaling distributed systems and APIs Hands-on experience with AWS is preferred Experience working in cross-functional teams in agile environments

Required Skills

Proficiency in at least one backend language (e.g., Node.js, Python, Go, C#, or Java) Experience with databases (SQL and/or NoSQL) and data modelling Familiarity with microservices architecture and RESTful APIs Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration tools (e.g., Kubernetes) Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Preferred Skills

Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, Pulumi) Knowledge of observability tools (monitoring, logging, tracing) Experience building or scaling marketplace or consumer-facing platforms Interest in collectibles, marketplaces, or consumer products

Why join Orgn?

Be part of an early founding team building a category-defining product High ownership and opportunity to shape the collectable technical space direction from day one Work on meaningful problems at the intersection of technology and user experience Collaborative, fast-moving startup environment with strong growth potential

Benefits

Base pay+Stock Option Extended Health Plan Onsite Facilities

Our commitment

At Orgn, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and barrier-free workplace. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals. If you require accommodation at any stage of the recruitment or selection process, please let us know, and we will work with you to meet your needs.