Backed by Lightspeed and NEA.
About the role
Build systems that drive growth: Design and maintain the internal tools, workflows, and automations that power Fizz's GTM engine, from onboarding flows to campus launch execution — built as real services with clear data models, APIs, and job pipelines, not one-off scripts. Enable operational excellence: Collaborate with ops and trust & safety teams to identify recurring issues, ship quick fixes, and deliver scalable solutions that improve efficiency and reduce pain points.
What they're looking for
- 2+ years of experience in backend-heavy software engineering (growth, infra, or product-engineering)
- Proven track record of building technical systems or products from 0→1 in fast-paced environments
- Strong backend fundamentals: data modeling, API design, queues, background jobs, caching — with hands-on experience architecting and operating services in a cloud environment (GCP, AWS, Azure)
- Exceptional communication skills to translate between technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Highly data-driven, with the ability to dive deep into analytics while also shaping strategic outcomes
- Fluent with AI coding tools, and able to read, review, and debug what they produce
More about this role
Fizz is the hottest Gen Z social platform in the world. Having started as America’s biggest college social app, Fizz is now allowing Gen Z globally to connect around their shared experiences and identities. College Fizz communities feature a private, moderated feed of posts from verified students, making it the most entertaining and authentic way to experience student life. Our newest product, Global Fizz, brings together all of Gen Z both domestically and abroad, providing a space to satisfy the 99% of life not on entertainment platforms like Instagram and TikTok. Fizz is on a mission to bring social back to social media.
We first launched Fizz at Stanford in July 2021 and have since seen >95% of undergraduates join the app, half of which use Fizz every day. Since raising a $25M Series B in July 2023, we have established ourselves as the dominant social app at 700+ colleges, have begun to generate revenue through advertising, and are actively expanding to communities beyond college. Most recently, Fizz hit #1 overall on the App Store charts in Saudi Arabia.
We have three primary goals for 2026: continue our expansion to the entire US college market, drive revenue growth through...
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