San Francisco Bay Area, United States of America Remote (Global)

Keepsafe is hiring a Backend Engineer

About the Role

Join a mission-driven team building a next-generation consumer privacy product used by more than 100 million users worldwide. As a Backend Engineer, you'll play a central role in shaping the architecture and infrastructure that power secure, seamless mobile experiences.

What You'll Do

  • Design, implement, and maintain critical components of the backend system, taking full ownership of key parts of the codebase
  • Scale infrastructure to support global user demand, ensuring reliability and performance
  • Solve complex challenges in encryption, key management, secure cloud synchronization, and data processing
  • Collaborate closely with product and design teams to shape new features and technical direction
  • Make impactful decisions alongside engineering peers on system design and implementation strategies

What We're Looking For

  • Proven ability to work independently and lead technical initiatives from concept to production
  • Strong engineering fundamentals with experience building and maintaining large-scale backend systems
  • Skill in identifying and resolving difficult problems in security, data integrity, and system performance
  • Familiarity with technologies such as Python, Kotlin, Swift, AWS, DynamoDB, Postgres, or Couchbase is a plus

How We Work

We value precision, clean architecture, and thoughtful code. Our culture encourages independent thinking and shared ownership of technical decisions. The team operates fully remotely, with monthly in-person gatherings to strengthen collaboration. Onboarding begins in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Privacy isn't just a feature—it's our foundation. If you're passionate about building secure, user-first technology at scale, this role offers deep technical impact from day one.

Required Skills
PythonAWSDynamoDBPostgresCouchbaseKotlinSwiftBackend EngineeringScalable InfrastructureProblem SolvingCodebase OwnershipAutonomous WorkSystem Design PythonAWSDynamoDBPostgresCouchbaseKotlinSwiftBackend EngineeringScalable InfrastructureProblem SolvingCodebase OwnershipAutonomous WorkSystem Design
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Keepsafe
Keepsafe is a leader in the consumer privacy space with over 100 million users globally on iOS and Android. Its flagship product, Keepsafe Photo Vault, protects personal pictures, videos, and important documents on phones and is a leader in the consumer app subscription business.
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Category backend
Posted a year ago