Backend Engineer for Foundation group

Apify is the largest marketplace of tools for AI. On Apify Store https://apify.com/store, tens of thousands of Actors https://apify.com/actors, purpose-built tools for the web, help people and AI agents get real-time data, track competitors, generate leads, and connect apps. Anyone can build one and earn from it. Apify is looking for a Backend Engineer for the Foundation group. The Foundation group takes care of the core of the Apify platform, both for product and tech. WHAT THE GROUP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR: - Running Actors end-to-end, from the Start button in the Console to the container or microVM running on our servers. - Storages where the Actors save their progress or output, from the underlying databases to the frontend, rendering the storage contents. - Actor Standby https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/development/programming-interface/standby, our way of deploying Actors as real-time, synchronous services. - Apify Proxy and Unblocker, our services to avoid being blocked while accessing the internet - Our public API (the framework, not each individual endpoint). - Our Console (the framework, not every feature in it). - The AWS infrastructure on which all the Apify platform apps are deployed. - The deployment process of those apps. You’d be joining a small cross-functional team with other experienced hackers focused on backend services in this department. WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR: - A strong technical background or a great professional track record. We are looking for exceptional candidates, no matter the seniority. - 3+ years of industry experience building backend systems and APIs. - Great skills at developing and debugging in TypeScript/Node.js, or having this skill in some other programming language, and are able to learn anything quickly. - Familiarity with Linux. - Experience with AWS, other public clouds, and any technology mentioned above is a plus. - Experiment-driven and collaborative mindset. - Good communication skills in English. OUR TECH STACK: - Infra: AWS Compute (Kubernetes (EKS), EC2, Lambda), Helm, Terraform, CloudFormation, ArgoCD, MongoDB, Redis, DynamoDB, S3, GitHub Actions - Monitoring: Grafana, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Mezmo, Sentry, PagerDuty - Frontend: React.js, styled-components, Storybook, Chromatic, Cypress, Playwright - Backend: TypeScript/Node.js, Nest.js, Next.js, Docusaurus, Vitest - Tools: GitHub, Notion, Google Workspace, Slack - OS, code editor, and AI assistant of your choice (Claude premium with unlimited tokens, GH Copilot, Cursor, Gemini, or JetBrains AI) - Process: two-week sprints, code reviews, tests, automating whatever we can, and deploying multiple times per day. WHY SHOULD YOU WORK AT APIFY? - Space, support, and autonomy for personal growth, with a direct impact on Apify's success - Full-time position at our amazing offices in Prague (100Yards) or Brno (Titanium) 🏰 - Flexible working hours (perfect for both night owls 🦉 and early birds 🐥) - Nobody counts holidays as long as the work gets done 💪 - Unlimited Claude for every Apifier. We don't count tokens. Just use them well 🤖 - Stock options and profit sharing 💰 - We welcome pets, kids, and bikes at the office 🐕👨‍👧 - Epic team buildings and offsites 🚢 with biking, canoeing, and other adventures 🪂 - Solid education and training budget, conference tickets, internal "Eat & Learn" sessions, and the possibility to work across teams 👩🏼‍💻👨🏽‍💻 - Generous hardware budget 💻 - Free lunches every day when you're in the office 🌮🍱🍜🍕🥡 - Unlimited supply of ☕ & 🍺 and snacks - Free entry to the wonderful Prague Zoo 🐘 - Free Multisport card 🏋 - Ping-pong, chess, PS5, lightsabers, foosball league after lunch. For more details about Apify and what it's like to work with us, see our Careers page https://apify.com/jobs.