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Lapel

Backend Engineer, Primitives

Lapel
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about 4 hours ago
San Francisco, CA, USAMid Level / Senior

Base Salary

$190k - $240k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Build state, history, permissioning, and event models for Lapel primitives.
  • Design an extensibility model that balances customer power with structure.
  • Ensure primitives are usable by both people and agents with clear actions and histories.
  • Decide on defaults, configurable options, and custom features for Lapel.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of backend or software engineering experience.
  • Experience designing APIs, data models, and backend abstractions.
  • Strong judgment in balancing simplicity and flexibility in system design.
  • Ability to translate product needs into backend foundations.
  • Proactive, detail-oriented, and pride in building high-quality systems.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and meaningful early-stage equity.
  • Full benefits including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k).
  • Generous time off with many company holidays and team-wide breaks.
  • Daily lunch and dinner provided, along with in-office snacks.
  • Regular off-sites and a culture of tight feedback loops.

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