Senior Backend Engineer

• We grew in value faster than headcount and we’re looking to align the two quickly
• We’re looking for product-minded backend engineers to build the core systems behind Mintlify. You’ll tackle hard problems across content processing, AI retrieval, and infrastructure that powers thousands of documentation sites
• As a Senior Backend Engineer, you’ll build the APIs, content pipelines, and AI infrastructure that power Mintlify’s products. You’ll collaborate across design and engineering, contribute to product and technical decisions, and take features from development through launch
• Building backend systems end to end: Designing, implementing, and ship the APIs and services behind our editor, dashboard, and customer documentation sites
• Scaling our content infrastructure: Improve how we ingest, validate, transform, and publish content from thousands of customer repositories
• Powering AI experiences: Building the search, retrieval, and agent infrastructure behind our AI products
• Performance and reliability: Improving caching, queues, databases, and observability as our products and customer base grow
• Shaping product direction and engineering approaches across the stack
• You’ll solve technically ambitious backend problems alongside a team that values craft, speed, and thoughtful execution
• Engineers here are product builders with high agency; you’ll drive change and have a voice in strategic decisions
• You’ll have plenty of heads-down builder time on a small-but-mighty team where the best ideas win
• We’ll find the intersection between what excites you and business priorities. You’ll own projects, ship, and see immediate impact

Benefits

• Flexible work culture
• 20 days paid time off every year
• Health, dental, vision
• 401k or RRSP
• Free lunch and dinners
• $700/year work setup stipend
• $200/month wellness stipend
• Annual team offsite
• Unlimited free mints

• You have strong experience with systems design, API architecture, databases, and production systems
• You appreciate a high degree of ownership and thrive when defining solutions rather than following a spec
• You are adaptable and willing to work beyond the backend when needed to ship a feature
• You have strong product intuition and care about the “why” as much as the “how” when building software
• You’re eager to talk directly with customers and use those insights to shape what we build
• 4+ years of software development experience