Backend Engineer
Job Description
<h1><strong>Why Mintlify?</strong></h1><p style="min-height:1.5em">We're on a mission to empower builders. </p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Massive reach:</strong> Our docs platform serves 100 million+ developers every year and powers documentation for 20,000+ companies, including Anthropic, Microsoft, PayPal, Spotify, Coinbase, X, and over 20% of the last YC batch.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Small team, huge impact:</strong> We recently passed 65 employees and raised a $45 million Series B led by A16Z and Salesforce Ventures. Each new hire has a huge impact on shaping the company's trajectory. </p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Culture of </strong><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://mattrickard.com/hire-slope-not-intercept"><strong>slope over y-intercept</strong></a><strong>:</strong> We value learning velocity, grit, and unapologetically unique personalities.</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em">We grew in value faster than headcount and we’re looking to align the two quickly.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">We’re looking for product-minded backend engineers to build the core systems behind Mintlify. You’ll tackle hard problems across content processing, AI retrieval, and infrastructure that powers thousands of documentation sites.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em">As a Backend Engineer, you’ll build the APIs, content pipelines, and AI infrastructure that power Mintlify’s products. You’ll collaborate across design and engineering, contribute to product and technical decisions, and take features from development through launch.</p><h1><br /><strong>What you'll work on here</strong></h1><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Building backend systems end to end:</strong> Designing, implementing, and ship the APIs and services behind our editor, dashboard, and customer documentation sites</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Scaling our content infrastructure:</strong> Improve how we ingest, validate, transform, and publish content from thousands of customer repositories</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Powering AI experiences:</strong> Building the search, retrieval, and agent infrastructure behind our AI products</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Performance and reliability:</strong> Improving caching, queues, databases, and observability as our products and customer base grow</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Shaping product direction and engineering approaches across the stack</p></li></ul><h1><strong>What you bring to the table</strong></h1><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">You have strong experience with systems design, API architecture, databases, and production systems</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">You have strong product intuition and care about the “why” as much as the “how” when building software</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">You are adaptable and willing to work beyond the backend when needed to ship a feature.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">You appreciate a high degree of ownership and thrive when defining solutions rather than following a spec</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">You’re eager to talk directly with customers and use those insights to shape what we build</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Why you should join our engineering team</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">You’ll solve technically ambitious backend problems alongside a team that values craft, speed, and thoughtful execution. Here’s a taste of what the team has built:</p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="cursor-pointer ui-markdown__link ui-t0psk2 ui-krqix3 ui-1ypdohk ui-ng2saa ui-12oqio5 ui-1iyyiug ui-j8oexa ui-5k8d2m ui-yh5bb9 ui-19bzpp3 ui-eaf4i8 ui-j0a0fe ui-13faqbe ui-xpcyif ui-htr15d ui-1kzln4z ui-1sonb58 ui-s2xxs2 ui-7pq1vu ui-6tor67 ui-l1v4ol ui-16xb0gl ui-8glhz7" href="https://www.mintlify.com/blog/how-we-built-a-virtual-filesystem-for-our-assistant"><strong>How we built a virtual filesystem for our Assistant</strong></a></p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="cursor-pointer ui-markdown__link ui-t0psk2 ui-krqix3 ui-1ypdohk ui-ng2saa ui-12oqio5 ui-1iyyiug ui-j8oexa ui-5k8d2m ui-yh5bb9 ui-19bzpp3 ui-eaf4i8 ui-j0a0fe ui-13faqbe ui-xpcyif ui-htr15d ui-1kzln4z ui-1sonb58 ui-s2xxs2 ui-7pq1vu ui-6tor67 ui-l1v4ol ui-16xb0gl ui-8glhz7" href="https://www.mintlify.com/blog/page-speed-improvements"><strong>How we eliminated cold starts for 72M monthly page views with edge caching</strong></a></p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="cursor-pointer ui-markdown__link ui-t0psk2 ui-krqix3 ui-1ypdohk ui-ng2saa ui-12oqio5 ui-1iyyiug ui-j8oexa ui-5k8d2m ui-yh5bb9 ui-19bzpp3 ui-eaf4i8 ui-j0a0fe ui-13faqbe ui-xpcyif ui-htr15d ui-1kzln4z ui-1sonb58 ui-s2xxs2 ui-7pq1vu ui-6tor67 ui-l1v4ol ui-16xb0gl ui-8glhz7" href="https://www.mintlify.com/blog/what-i-shipped"><strong>What I shipped in my first 60 days at Mintlify</strong></a></p></li></ul></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Engineers here are product builders with high agency; you’ll drive change and have a voice in strategic decisions.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">You’ll have plenty of heads-down builder time on a small-but-mighty team where the best ideas win.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">We’ll find the intersection between what excites you and business priorities. You’ll own projects, ship, and see immediate impact.</p></li></ul><h1><strong>Company Benefits:</strong></h1><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Competitive compensation and equity</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">20 days paid time off every year</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">401k</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">$420/month wellness stipend</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">100% coverage for Health, dental, vision</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Free Ubers to and from work</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Free lunch and dinners</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Annual team offsite (previously went to Alaska, Hawaii)</p></li></ul>