
About ClickUp
The all-in-one productivity platform for teams
Key Highlights
- 800,000+ teams use ClickUp, including IBM & Spotify
- $537.2M raised in Series B funding
- Headquartered in East Village, San Diego, CA
- Offers a unified platform for project management and communication
ClickUp is a leading workplace productivity platform headquartered in East Village, San Diego, CA, serving over 800,000 teams including IBM, Logitech, and Spotify. With $537.2 million raised in Series B funding, ClickUp offers a unified suite of tools for project management, document processing, and...
🎁 Benefits
ClickUp provides a 401(k) match up to 2%, health and dental insurance, and a $200/month commuter benefit. Employees enjoy weekly team lunches, unlimit...
🌟 Culture
ClickUp fosters a playful culture, offering a user-friendly interface that resembles consumer apps while providing robust functionality. The company's...
Overview
ClickUp is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to build scalable, high-throughput services for their innovative AI workspace. You'll work with Java and REST APIs to handle millions of requests daily. This position requires 5+ years of experience in backend engineering.
Job Description
Who you are
You have 5+ years of backend engineering experience building production systems at scale — you've owned services from design through deployment and have tackled complex distributed systems challenges. Your expertise in Java is deep, and you understand how to design robust APIs that can handle high-volume updates and dynamic schemas. You thrive in environments where performance is key, and you enjoy fine-tuning systems to ensure they run smoothly under pressure.
You are a strong collaborator who works closely with cross-functional teams to deliver a world-class product. Your attention to detail ensures that every feature you build is not only functional but also optimized for performance. You are passionate about establishing a positive engineering culture and enjoy mentoring others to help them grow in their careers.
What you'll do
In this role, you will build features and systems that are at the heart of ClickUp's custom task data. You will own the end-to-end development process, from conception to production, ensuring that the systems you create are scalable and efficient. You will work closely with product managers and designers to understand user needs and translate them into technical solutions.
You will identify and implement improvements to existing systems, continuously looking for ways to enhance performance and reliability. Your role will also involve collaborating with other engineers to establish best practices and foster a fun, fulfilling engineering culture. You will have the opportunity to pioneer AI technologies that shape the future of work, making a significant impact on how teams operate.
What we offer
At ClickUp, you will be part of a bold and innovative team that is redefining productivity. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, along with opportunities for professional growth and development. You will work in an environment that encourages creativity and collaboration, where your contributions will directly influence the direction of our products and the future of work itself.
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