Backend Engineer
Designer Fund is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage tech companies using design to improve health, sustainability, or prosperity for people. It backs founding teams, particularly those with design backgrounds, across sectors like fintech, healthcare, climate tech, and developer tools.
About Designer Fund
Designer Fund is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in tech companies leveraging design to drive positive outcomes in health, sustainability, and financial prosperity. Its portfolio spans a wide range of sectors including financial infrastructure (Stripe), preventative health (Omada), collaborative tools (Notion), developer tools (Netlify), product management (Linear), payroll and benefits (Gusto), design tools (Framer), and healthcare infrastructure (Commure), among dozens of other companies across fintech, climate tech, healthcare, EdTech, and AI. The firm also runs 'Designer Founders,' a community and platform highlighting designers who have gone on to found and lead companies, reflecting its focus on backing design-driven founders and design-centric startups from early stages through growth and acquisition.
Skills
About the Role
You will be a vital part of a TLV-based R&D team, designing, building, and scaling cutting-edge backend systems that power global operations. You'll thrive in a culture that blends innovation, collaboration, and agility, where your work will directly impact the lives of countless individuals and transform how communities move.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
- 3+ years of professional experience in backend development, with a strong track record.
- Proficient in modern backend frameworks and programming languages (e.g., Java, Python, Go, Node.js).
- Deep understanding of core programming principles, including data structures, multi-threading, object-oriented programming (OOP), and design patterns.
- A quick learner, capable of mastering new concepts, technologies, and methodologies with ease.
- A collaborative team player with excellent communication skills who thrives in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain state-of-the-art microservices from conceptualization to production.
- Take full end-to-end ownership of new product features and systems.
- Play a key role in shaping system architecture, making top-level technical decisions, and driving product developments that scale across the globe.
- Write high-quality, scalable, and efficient code to ensure world-class performance and uptime.
- Collaborate with a cross-functional, agile team of engineers, designers, and product managers.
- Continuously learn, champion, and implement the latest technologies and practices.
- Advocate for clean code and industry best practices.
- Explore and research new technologies, proactively suggesting tools or processes to drive innovation.
- Mentor and support team members, sharing expertise and growing technical knowledge.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package which includes base salary and equity.
- Health insurance with a discount for family members.
- Hybrid work and a lovely office situated in the heart of TLV, in Midtown, close to the light rail and train station.
- Freefit and other sports lessons
- 10bis/Cibus
- Happy hours
- Team events
- Communities