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[Remote] Senior Backend Engineer, Platform

Remote, USA Full-time Posted 2026-06-16

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. ClickUp is an AI-native company building the future of work with a converged AI workspace. They are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to develop API tooling, create distributed systems, and support platform capabilities that enhance ClickUp’s AI initiatives.

Responsibilities

  • 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

Skills

  • 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
  • Pragmatic approach to software design, development, and delivery
  • Experience working with Kafka and related event-based patterns
  • Experience working with and designing Backend for Frontend (BFF) patterns
  • Experience supporting modern AI technologies, including MCP protocol and standards
  • Experience building shared services and platform capabilities that enable AI products and agent-based systems

Company Overview

  • ClickUp is a cloud-based productivity and project management software company that provides an all-in-one platforms for task management. It was founded in 2017, and is headquartered in San Diego, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://clickup.com.
  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • ClickUp has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 2 in 2026, 7 in 2025, 10 in 2024, 11 in 2023, 27 in 2022, 6 in 2021. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.
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