Backend Engineer

Mintlify is revolutionizing developer documentation, serving over 100 million developers annually and powering documentation for 10,000+ companies including major players like Anthropic, Cursor, Windsurf, Scale AI, and X. As a Backend Engineer, you'll be joining a lean team of 25 people backed by $22M in funding, where each hire significantly impacts the company's trajectory.

The role involves building and scaling core product infrastructure, developing APIs and agentic pipelines, and ensuring system reliability and performance. You'll collaborate closely with product and design teams while taking ownership of backend systems in production.

What makes this opportunity unique is Mintlify's impressive market penetration, powering documentation for over 20% of the last YC batch. The company values learning velocity, grit, and unique personalities, embracing a "slope over y-intercept" culture.

The ideal candidate brings 1+ years of software development experience, deep customer empathy, and a strong ability to learn new technologies. You should be passionate about user experience and thrive in an environment where the best ideas win. Previous startup experience, especially in dev-tools, is a plus.

Benefits include competitive compensation ($140K-$200K), equity, comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision), 401k/RRSP, free meals, wellness stipend ($420/month), and 20 days PTO. The team also enjoys perks like free Waymos and annual offsites.

Join Mintlify to help shape the future of developer documentation while working with a small but mighty team that's growing rapidly. Your work will directly impact millions of developers and thousands of companies worldwide.