Senior Backend Engineer, Platform

**Location** ------------ United States **Employment Type** ------------------- Full time **Location Type** ----------------- Remote **Department** -------------- Engineering **Compensation** ---------------- * $160K – $210K **Salary and Benefits** *At ClickUp, we believe in transparency and fairness in compensation. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across* ***all*** *US locations. Please note that the actual compensation for this position may vary and is dependent on factors such as geographic location, interview performance, years of experience, education level, and specific skills. We encourage candidates to discuss compensation expectations during the interview process to ensure alignment with their qualifications and our company’s compensation philosophy.* *This position is eligible for the following benefits and perks:* * *Equity* * *401k* * *Health, Dental, and Vision insurance* * *Spending accounts* * *Life \& Disability* * *Paid parental leave* * *Flexible paid time off* * *Enhanced employee assistance program* * *Employee wellness stipend* * *Professional development stipend* OverviewApplication At ClickUp, we're building the future of work: the first truly converged AI workspace unifying tasks, docs, chat, calendar, and enterprise search, all supercharged by context\-driven AI. We are an AI\-native company. Every team member is expected to leverage AI daily, and we evaluate AI fluency as part of our hiring process. Join us and help redefine what's possible. **The Role:** * Build upon and integrate customer feedback, both internal and external, into our API tooling and shared services. * Create new architectural foundations and mission\-critical distributed systems while collaborating closely with other teams. * Work within an agile, scrum\-based engineering team focused on core platform capabilities. * Advocate for, create, and maintain API governance across engineering through collaboration, automation, and outreach. * Own integrations within our API Gateway layer and service lifecycles from design to production. * Identify improvements to the design and implementation of new and existing critical shared services. * Help grow our infrastructure engineering organization’s shared services relied upon by other engineering teams to accelerate product development. * Support the platform capabilities that power ClickUp’s AI initiatives, including Brain and Agents. **Qualifications:** * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience. * Strong understanding of API standards, design approaches, and integration patterns. * Strong understanding of CAP Theorum and distributed systems design patterns. * Proficient with TypeScript. * Proficient with Golang. * Excellent communication skills. * Strong sense of ownership and accountability. * Strong consideration for developer experience in everything you build. **Desirable: