Senior Backend Engineer, Fields

At ClickUp, we're building the future of work: the first truly converged AI workspace unifying tasks, docs, chat, calendar, and enterprise search, all supercharged by context-driven AI. We are an AI-native company. Every team member is expected to leverage AI daily, and we evaluate AI fluency as part of our hiring process. Join us and help redefine what's possible. 🚀 ClickUp is on the lookout for talented backend engineers to join the Fields squad at ClickUp! Fields is the heart and soul behind our custom task data - think dynamic schemas, high-volume updates, and the flexibility that lets users tailor ClickUp to their individual workflows. We’re building scalable, high-throughput, low-latency services that handle millions of requests daily. If wrangling distributed systems, fine-tuning performance, and designing robust APIs sounds like your idea of fun, let’s chat. Role: - Build features and systems with attention to detail and performance. - Own end-to-end development, from conception to production. - Work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver a world-class product. - Identify and implement improvements to our existing systems. - Help establish a fun, fulfilling, world-class engineering culture. Qualifications: - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent major. - 5+ years of experience engineering performant and high-throughput systems (ideally on Node.js). - You write high quality code (ideally in TypeScript) and are uniquely productive. - You have a track record of building performant, high-throughput systems. - You have experience writing and debugging sql queries at scale. - You have experience developing event based systems. - You have experience with major cloud services (ideally AWS). - You are an empathetic communicator. - You are comfortable with ambiguity and have consistently delivered projects with little direction. - You are product-minded and have a good intuition on what a great user experience looks like. #LI-REMOTE #LI-MAV Unsure if you meet all the qualifications of this job description but are deeply excited about the role? We hire based on ambition, grit, and a passion for improving the way people work. If you think ClickUp is the company for you, we encourage you to apply! At ClickUp, we assess every candidate based on the potential impact they can have. We hire the best people for the job and support each person’s journey to build their boldest career. Equal Opportunity Employer ClickUp is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin. Privacy Notice ClickUp collects and processes personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws. You can find further details by viewing our Global Candidate Privacy Notice. https://clickup.com/careers-terms/candidate-privacy-notice If you are a Philippine Job Applicant, please also see our Philippine Data Privacy Notice https://t333.s.clickup-attachments-stg.com/t333/d9a53ce2-6d2c-48cd-84b1-ed4e525f9613/Philippine%20Data%20Privacy%20Notice_2024.pdf?view=open for further details. Visa Sponsorship Please note we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for roles outside of engineering and product at this time. Sponsorship for engineering and product roles is not guaranteed, but is instead based on the business needs for that specific role at that time. Please reach out to the recruiter with any questions. Fraud Alert ClickUp Talent Acquisition will only initiate contact via an @clickup.com http://clickup.com email or through our official careers portal on clickup.com http://clickup.com. We will never request fees, payments, or sensitive personal information. Please disregard any offers received outside these channels and report them to support@clickup.com. AI Processing Notice ClickUp may use artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies to...