# Staff Backend Engineer, Hierarchy at ClickUp

- Company: ClickUp
- What the company does: Our mission is to make the world more productive. To do this, we built the everything app for work - Tasks, Docs, Goals, and Chat. Backed by Lightspeed and a16z.
- Company website: https://clickup.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: United States
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $200K to $250K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-04-29
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/clickup/abcd8589-5341-4890-99bb-3dcfc93246a9
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/clickup-staff-backend-engineer-hierarchy/

## About the role

- Develop and maintain robust, scalable backend systems using Node.js (Express and NestJS). - Collaborate with engineers, designers, and product managers to drive projects forward.

## What they're looking for

- - 8+ years of professional experience building backend services for SaaS products
- - Proven track record of building and scaling backend systems
- - Expertise in relational database query optimizations (prefer PostgreSQL)
- - Extensive background working with databases (SQL and NoSQL) and data modeling
- - Strong understanding of RESTful API design and implementation
- - Experience with agile development methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, etc.)

Tags: Engineering