Über
Numeral is building the automation backbone for internet commerce starting with the painful world of sales tax compliance. We handle
everything
from registration to remittance, delivering a white-glove service so e-commerce businesses can stay laser-focused on what they do best: growing their products, customers, and teams. Were one of the fastest-growing companies from Y Combinators W23 batch, backed by top-tier investors including Benchmark Capital. Our team has deep roots from the early days at Stripe, Airbnb, Notion, and other breakout companies and now were bringing that same level of craft, speed, and ambition to a space thats long overdue for reinvention. Numeral is small but mighty. Growth is already
borderline unmanageable
which means every hire we make now will directly shape the trajectory of the company. If youre excited about joining as an early team member and want the kind of ownership that defines careers, we want to meet you.
Mission
Running an online business today means wearing a thousand hats most of them
not
the reason founders started their company. Our mission is to eliminate the administrative and accounting burdens that distract businesses from doing what they love. Weve already helped hundreds of merchants avoid the headache of building giant finance teams just to manage tax compliance. Tomorrow, were scaling that impact even further: building the automation layer that lets internet businesses stay nimble, compliant, and future-proof.
About the role:
Were looking for a
foundational Software Engineer (Backend)
who thrives on solving complex distributed systems problems at scale. Youll design and build
core services , improve
infrastructure reliability and observability , and ensure the platforms scalability as we handle increasing transaction volumes and integrations. This is a high-leverage, foundational role: your work will
define the architecture
and
technical direction
of our core services platform while directly impacting our customers experience and the companys trajectory.
Responsibilities:
Design and build
highly scalable, secure, and reliable services
to support critical APIs, services, and data pipelines.
Lead
service architecture decisions
for performance, observability, and fault tolerance.
Drive improvements in
system reliability, monitoring, and incident response .
Collaborate closely with product, platform, and data engineering teams to
enable rapid feature development
without compromising stability.
Automate service deployment through infrastructure-as-code,
CI/CD pipelines , and container orchestration.
Champion
best practices
in microservice design, disaster recovery, and distributed systems design.
Qualifications:
5+ years of experience building and scaling backend or infrastructure systems in high-growth environments.
Proficiency in Node.js, PostgreSQL, Redis, and AWS (or equivalent cloud platforms).
Experience managing containerized workloads using tools like Kubernetes, ECS, or similar.
Expertise in observability tooling (e.g., Datadog, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry) and monitoring pipelines.
Proven ability to design fault-tolerant, distributed systems at scale.
Strong debugging and performance optimization skills across the stack.
Exceptional collaboration and communication skills, with experience partnering cross-functionally.
Bonus Points For:
Experience in payments, tax, accounting, or regulatory tech.
Infrastructure or platform engineering background (e.g., CI/CD, observability).
Experience scaling monolith-to-service architectures or event-driven systems.
Familiarity with Temporal, GraphQL, Kafka, Terraform, or container orchestration tools.
Why Join Us?
Be a core builder in an ambitious, globally minded startup.
Learn hands-on how to scale international compliance systems.
Work across functions and with leadership early in your career.
Make a visible impact immediately through enablement and operational design.
Enjoy a flexible, remote-first culture with strong mentorship and ownership opportunities.
Sprachkenntnisse
- English
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