Backend Engineer
Mintlify
140k - 200k USD/year
Office
San Francisco
Full Time
Why Mintlify?
We're on a mission to empower builders.
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Massive reach: Our docs platform serves 100 million+ developers every year and powers documentation for 10,000+ companies, including Anthropic, Cursor, Windsurf, Scale AI, X, and over 20% of the last YC batch.
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Small team, huge impact: We’re only 25 people today, backed by $22 million in funding, each new hire shapes the company’s trajectory.
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Culture of slope over y-intercept : We value learning velocity, grit, and unapologetically unique personalities.
We grew in value faster than headcount and we’re looking to align the two quickly.
What you'll work on here
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Backend software engineering to build and scale our core product infrastructure
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Building the core product, from APIs to agentic pipelines.
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Maintaining and improving performance, reliability, and scalability of backend systems
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Collaborating with product and design to build customer-facing functionality
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Operating and owning backend systems in production
What you bring to the table
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1+ year of software development experience
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Deep customer empathy, including the desire to speak with customers and make product decisions
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Strong ability to learn new technologies and be productive in unfamiliar domains
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Passion for tasteful user experience
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Bonus points: Previously founded a startup. Extra bonus for a dev-tools startup
Why you should join our engineering team
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You're all about finding the intersection between what excites you and business priorities, and you're excited for your role to evolve accordingly
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You crave a mix of collaborative and heads-down builder time, and are excited to contribute to a small-but-mighty team
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You're looking for an environment where the best ideas win and acknowledge when you're wrong
Company Benefits:
Competitive compensation and equity | Free Waymos
20 days paid time off every year | Health, dental, vision
401k or RRSP | Free lunch and dinners
$420/mo. wellness stipend | Annual team offsite
Backend Engineer
Office
San Francisco
Full Time
140k - 200k USD/year
July 15, 2025