Senior Backend Engineer (Part-Time — Founding Team)
Equity-Based pay • 15 hrs/week
Location:
Remote
About Furtual
Furtual is building one of the world’s most advanced collarless pet-monitoring and training systems—combining AI, robotics, sensing, and computer vision to redefine how pets and owners interact. Our product is deeply technical, hardware + software, and engineered for scale.
We’re seeking a
Senior Backend Engineer
to join the founding team and help architect and build the backend powering our app, real-time streaming, device communication, and AI data pipelines.
What You’ll Work On
Backend Architecture (Senior Level Expectations)
Architect and scale our backend services for the mobile app and web dashboard.
Build APIs for device → cloud → app communication.
Implement efficient real-time streaming pipelines (WebRTC/P2P/TURN/Socket).
Handle structured + unstructured data with caching strategies (Redis required).
Build systems for authentication, user accounts, multi-device support, and permissions.
Optimize performance, reliability, and security from day one.
Work closely with our robotics, AI, and mobile teams.
Requirements
We care about
what you can do
— not how many years you've worked.
You must demonstrate senior-level capability in:
Node.js, TypeScript, or Go
(any of these is fine)
Redis
(required: queues, pub/sub, caching, streams, rate limiting)
Building APIs
(REST + WebSockets; GraphQL is a plus)
Authentication systems
Designing clean backend architecture
Real-time communication experience
(WebRTC, signaling server, or similar)
Working with cloud providers
(AWS, GCP, or similar)
Bonus Skills
(Not required, but definitely valued)
gRPC
DevOps / CI-CD
Database experience (Postgres, Prisma, MongoDB)
Experience with devices, IoT, or robotics
Experience scaling distributed systems
What We’re Looking For
A builder mentality — comfortable owning features end-to-end
Someone who can design systems that scale, not just write code
Strong communication
Ability to think in systems — caching, load, data flow, reliability
Past work or portfolio showing senior-level backend ability
(this is required)
GitHub
Past apps
Architecture diagrams
Technical write-ups
Anything that proves your depth
What You Get
Founding team equity (non-dilutable)
Flexible hours (15 per week)
Ownership over the backend of a highly technical hardware + AI product
A chance to build a system few companies in the world are attempting