Senior Backend Engineer, Core Services

ApifyPraguefull timeSenior
ActiveVerified 5h ago

Job description

Apify is a marketplace of ready-to-run tools for AI that automate work on the web. Thousands of Actors get web data, generate leads, monitor social media, track competitors, and integrate with existing apps and agents. Actors are created by a global community of builders who earn from them, while Apify manages infrastructure, billing, and distribution. Learn more at apify.com.

Join us to help people put the web to work. Apify can find missing children, protect consumers from fake discounts across the EU, and feed data to AI chatbots.

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, 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.

Youโ€™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:

  • Frontend: React.js, styled-components, Storybook, Chromatic, Cypress, Playwright

  • Backend: TypeScript/Node.js, Nest.js, Next.js, Docusaurus, Vitest

  • Infra: AWS Compute (Kubernetes (EKS), EC2, Lambda), Helm, Terraform, CloudFormation, MongoDB, Redis, DynamoDB, S3, GitHub Actions

  • Monitoring: Grafana, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Mezmo, Sentry, PagerDuty

  • 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 in our amazing offices in Prague (100Yards) or Brno (Titanium) ๐Ÿฐ

  • Flexible working hours (perfect for both night owls ๐Ÿฆ‰ and early birds ๐Ÿฅ)

  • Nobody counts holidays as long as the work gets done ๐Ÿ’ช

  • Unlimited Claude for every Apifier. We don't count tokens. Just use them well ๐Ÿค–

  • Stock options and profit sharing ๐Ÿ’ฐ

  • Free Apify credits for your friends and family to try the platform ๐ŸŽ

  • We welcome pets, kids, and bikes at the office ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ง

  • Epic team buildings and offsites ๐Ÿšข with biking, canoeing, and other adventures ๐Ÿช‚

  • Solid education and training budget, conference tickets, internal โ€œEat & Learnโ€ sessions, and the possibility to work across teams ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฝโ€๐Ÿ’ป

  • Generous hardware budget ๐Ÿ’ป

  • Free lunches every day when you're in the office ๐ŸŒฎ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿœ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿฅก

  • Unlimited supply of โ˜• & ๐Ÿบ and snacks

  • Free entry to the wonderful Prague Zoo ๐Ÿ˜

  • Free Multisport card ๐Ÿ‹

  • Regular massages in the Prague office, mostly covered by Apify ๐Ÿ’†

  • Ping-pong, chess, PS5, foosball league after lunch.

For more details about Apify and what it's like to work with us, see our Careers page.