Senior Backend Engineer [TypeScript] (Prisma Postgres)

Overview

At Prisma, we’re redefining how developers work with databases. If you’re fascinated by the
- edge data infrastructure powering companies like Twitter, Airbnb, and Facebook, but want the agility, ownership, and impact of a
- moving startup, Prisma is the place for you. Backed by
- tier Silicon Valley investors like Amplify Partners, Kleiner Perkins, and IVP, our small, distributed team is making advanced database technology accessible to developers everywhere. Our
- source tools are trusted by over 400, 000 developers each month, with a thriving community on Discord and Git
Hub, where we’ve earned 43, 000+ Git
Hub Stars.

At the heart of our commercial offerings is Prisma Postgres, our flagship product designed to supercharge Postgre
SQL with modern developer workflows, performance optimizations, and seamless scaling. Alongside it, Prisma Accelerate, and Studio, provide a
- class toolkit for building with data. By combining the power of
- source with
- edge commercial solutions, we’re shaping the future of databases, one developer at a time.

What would you do at Prisma?

You’ll be part of our Prisma Data Platform team which is responsible for Accelerate, Prisma Postgres and the bare metal cloud that those products are built on. You-'ll be contributing across the stack to the projects of the team.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and deploy a websocket server that will allow customers to connect to Prisma Postgres from WASM environments where TCP connections are unavailable.
• Work closely with the ORM team to define the protocol of that server so they can implement the client adapter.
• Choose and deploy a globally distributed configuration store (like etcd, rqlite) for encrypted authentication secrets to enable global routing for Prisma Postgres.
• Work together with an infra engineer to improve automation of our bare metal servers with the goal to reduce the provisioning time of new servers.
• Troubleshoot and fix a bug where a customer experiences sporadic connectivity issues.

Ideal Candidate Profile / Qualifications

• 8+ years experience in agile software engineering teams, delivering robust web applications, using Type
  Script, Node
  JS and Golang.
• Experience in building and scaling distributed systems. Experience with bare metal servers is a plus.
• Experience in database and backend technologies like SQL/No
  SQL databases and familiarity with cloud services, APIs (Graph
  QL/REST).
• High standards for quality, taking ownership, making thoughtful
  - offs, and driving meaningful impact.
• Strong communication skills in English, both written and verbal.
• Structured thought process with methodical problem solving and ability to plan, set goals, anticipate challenges, and keep stakeholders aligned.

What’s it like to work at Prisma?

You're likely to be a great fit for the team if you have an ownership mindset, stay nimble, and are kind and collaborative. You will be part of a team with opportunities to influence decisions and execution.

What’s in it for you?

We put our people first. Strong pay, full flexibility, and benefits that make a difference. Take the time off that you need, grow your career, and do work that matters.

• Lead the team shaping Prisma’s
  - edge cloud products and drive innovation in modern database tooling.
• A fun and supportive team that values collaboration, growth, and continuous learning.
• Competitive base salary and stock options with extended
  - termination exercise windows.
• Fully remote work with flexibility to work from anywhere within required time zones; access to a local
  - working space up to ten days per month if you prefer an office.
• Generous time off, including 24 days of paid vacation and paid sick leave.
• Parental benefits including 20 weeks of fully paid parental leave and child sick leave.
• Sabbatical leave with six weeks of fully paid time off after three years of continuous employment.
• Mental health support with four fully paid Mental Health Days per year and access to professional resources.
• Tech and ergonomic budget, plus an ergonomic chair subsidy.
• Annual offsites with
  -
  - paid retreats twice a year.
• Relocation support for team members moving to Berlin after twelve months.
• [US] Health and pension benefits including comprehensive health, dental, vision, and 401k matching.

Remote Work

To ensure effective collaboration we can currently only accept candidates within the timezone GMT -2 to GMT +3 for this position.

Hiring process

1. Introductory call with our future manager.
2. Take home assignment followed by a debrief call.
3. System design interview with one of your peer engineers.
4. Interview with our Head of Engineering.
5. Final interview with our CEO / COO.
6. Offer.

The above serves as a basic outline; we might add or remove steps based on information gathered during the process.

If you believe this is the right position, please send your resume along with any supporting documentation via the link on this page. We typically respond within 7 business days.

In line with our Fair Treatment and Equal Opportunity Policy and Disability Policy, Prisma follows fair and
- based hiring practices. We do not discriminate based on age, race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, parental or caregiver status, trade union membership, disability, religious belief or lack thereof, life expectancy, sexual orientation, or veteran or military status.