Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Owner

9h•Remote

About The Position

Owner is the AI growth system for local restaurants. Our AI continuously improves SEO, marketing, and online ordering to grow first-party orders. Unlike other companies that force small business owners to master their software to drive sales, Owner gives them a proven system run by experts. Owner is like having an army of engineers and marketers on your side, just like the big chains. Our vision Weâre starting by helping independent restaurants succeed online. But itâs not just restaurants that need our help. Most local businesses are struggling with these same problems. Huge technology corporations are taking their customers, bleeding their profits, and making it hard for them to survive. Once we nail the solution for restaurants â weâll scale it into every other local business type. In the future we envision, tens of millions of local business owners will use our technology to succeed in the digital age. Read our Series C memo here â Our traction Since 2020, we've generated tens of millions in revenue and processed over half a billion dollars of online orders. 1 in 5 Americans have used an Owner.com website. More importantly, weâve helped over 20,000 restaurant owners, and saved them nearly $200 million in fees. Our team Our team is now in the low hundreds. Weâve got top talent from the most successful companies in SMB software, including: Shopify, HubSpot, DoorDash, ServiceTitan, Rappi, Faire and Stripe. Weâll be scaling even faster in 2026 to keep pace with our customer growth. Where we work Owner is a remote-first, global company headquartered in San Francisco, with a sales hub in Toronto. For a few of our roles we prioritize in-person collaboration at one of our office locations. Most of our teammates are distributed throughout the globe. Please review the role description and discuss with your recruiter for more details on location! Why weâre looking for you We are looking for a mission-driven Senior Backend Engineer who is passionate about building reliable, high-impact systems and takes pride in owning complex problems end to end. This role is ideal for an engineer who wants to be a technical leader on business-critical backend systems - someone who understands how product strategy, data, and infrastructure come together to drive real customer outcomes at scale. This role is 100% remote and can be based anywhere in the United States or Canada. For San Francisco-based candidates, we also have a new HQ in the Presidio for optional in-person collaboration. Our Tech Stack: Frontend: [React, Next.js, Vue] Backend: [Node.js, Mongo] Typescript everywhere

Requirements

5+ years of experience building and operating backend systems in production
Strong experience with TypeScript and backend technologies (Node.js, databases, distributed systems)
Demonstrated ownership of systems running at scale, with an emphasis on reliability and performance
A product-oriented engineering mindset â you understand the âwhyâ behind what youâre building
Experience collaborating closely with Product and Design partners
Strong communication skills and a proactive approach to identifying and solving problems
A sense of ownership, curiosity, and commitment to continuous learning

Nice To Haves

E-commerce or consumer platforms
Loyalty or rewards programs
Marketing or lifecycle systems
Large-scale, high-traffic consumer systems

Responsibilities

Build new products and features 0 to 1
Take ownership of projects from conception all the way to shipping, ensuring modular, maintainable, and high-quality code
Deliver value to our end users across our entire system while considering performance, scale, security, and maintainability
Shape our product direction by talking to users and collaborating with other teammates in feature brainstorms/roadmap planning
Provide thoughtful code reviews and technical guidance to peers, helping to improve overall team quality
Help us build a great team â interview candidates, refer great engineers, etc.

Benefits

The estimated starting base salary range for this role is $190K-220K depending on level, location and experience, plus a generous pre-IPO equity package
Other benefits include comprehensive health coverage, work from anywhere (remote-first workplace), unlimited PTO - plus extra fun perks!

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