Back End Developer (TypeScript/NodeJS)

About Fizz

Fizz is the go-to social platform for Gen Z to connect with their community. College Fizz communities feature a private, moderated feed of anonymous posts from verified students, making it the most entertaining and authentic way to experience student life. On Global Fizz, all of Gen Z can connect across their shared experiences and identities.

Users can ask questions, share memes, post polls, and direct message others—all while keeping control of their identity. Safety, inclusion, and authenticity are core to everything we build

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Founded by two Stanford dropouts, Fizz launched at Stanford in 2021 and quickly reached over 95% student adoption. Since then, we've expanded to 400+ colleges, started generating ad revenue, and raised >$40M from investors such as Lightspeed, NEA, and Owl. Our mission: build a social network for the 99% of life that doesn’t make it onto entertainment platforms like Instagram and TikTo

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Where We’re Hea

dedIn 2025, we’re focused

• on:Expanding to every U.S. coll
• egeAccelerating revenue through new product iterati
• onsExpanding Fizz to new markets beyond college, leveraging the new version of the Fizz product - Global F

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What you’ll be d

oingOur engineering team is lean, and we heavily value ownership and autonomy. Specifically, some of the things you can expect to work on incl

• ude:Owning end-to-end technical development of large product features that must scale to millions of u
• sersApplying emerging technology such as LLMs and vector databases to novel product use cases like content recommendation and content modera
• tionCollaborating with our product lead and product designer to create user-friendly experie
• ncesWorking directly with our growth team to automate user acquisition and evangelize an engineering-driven mindset across the com
• panyActively setting up new tools and infrastructure to improve our team’s ou

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Qualifica

• tions2-7 years of experience of relevant backend development exper
• ienceDirect experience building products fro
• m 0-1Hands-on experience with TypeScript/N
• odeJSStrong understanding of cutting-edge backend technologies, including API design, database optimization (SQL/NoSQL), secure data handling, and horizontally scaling infrastructure in cloud environ
• mentsExperience working in startup-like environments where ambiguities, shifting requirements, and iterative development is c
• ommonStrong engineering intuition: Learn fast, be adap
• tableExtreme hunger to take ownership and actively drive engineering initia
• tivesEager to learn new skills at a fast pace and empower team members by sharing acquired know
• ledgeStrong grasp on product and ability to intuitively develop features that Gen-Z will use and

love.
Bonus

• PointsExperience working with consumer-user-facing pro
• ducts.Experience with Google Cloud Platform or M
• ongoDBiOS development experience, or experience working on the backend for a mobile appli

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Compensation range for this role is between $140,000 - $200,000 a year based on job related skills and experience. Fizz full-time employees are eligible to receive company sponsored benefits and

equity.
Our ideal candidate will be available to be onsite 5 days per week in our NYC

office.[Relocation packages available for the right ca