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Join to apply for the Senior Software Engineer role at Mendable Join to apply for the Senior Software Engineer role at Mendable This range is provided by Mendable. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more. Base pay range $150,000.00/yr - $250,000.00/yr About Firecrawl Firecrawl is the easiest way to extract data from the web. Developers use us to reliably convert URLs into LLM-ready markdown or structured data with a single API call. In just a year, we've hit millions in ARR and 43k GitHub stars by building the fastest way for developers to get LLM-ready data. Previously, we built Mendable, one of the first commercially available “chat with your data” applications. We sold to companies like MongoDB, Coinbase, Snapchat, and more. To do this, we spent a surprising amount of time building reliable infrastructure for getting clean data from the web. When we started to see our founding friends rebuilding the same thing, we thought we might be on to something. Why Firecrawl Technical ownership – Lead critical browser technology and infrastructure Real impact – Directly shape how our browser stack drives our entire product High velocity – Rapid iteration and deployment of your work Small team, big ambition – Collaborate closely with founders, influencing key decisions and future directions About The Role We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer with deep experience in building scalable, reliable backend systems. You'll work on the core services that make Firecrawl the go-to API for clean, structured web data. If you thrive in fast-moving environments, care deeply about clean abstractions, and love building high-performance systems, you'll fit right in. What You'll Do Design, build, and maintain Firecrawl's API layer (TypeScript Express) Optimize and scale our PostgreSQL-backed data models for speed and reliability Implement robust job queues, caching layers, and credit metering logic Deploy and manage services in Kubernetes (GKE) with CI/CD Improve monitoring, observability, and fault tolerance across our stack Collaborate with the infra, browser, and product teams to bring new features to life Help evolve our architecture to support 10x more scale and usage Who You Are 5 years of experience building production-grade backend systems Expert in TypeScript, Node.js (Express), and SQL (PostgreSQL) Comfortable designing APIs and working across services Experience deploying and scaling apps in Kubernetes Familiar with Redis, job queues, rate limiting, and background task processing Enjoy working autonomously and pushing projects from idea to launch Pragmatic, fast-moving, and excited about AI infrastructure Bonus Points Experience scaling APIs under high traffic Familiarity with distributed systems and event-driven architectures Past work on developer platforms or scraping tools Open-source contributions Previous startup experience or ex-founder What It Means To Join Firecrawl High Leverage — Your processes directly amplify our growth. Autonomy — Own your domain; we care about outcomes, not hours. Remote-First Culture — Work at our new SF office, while collaborating with our remote team. Growth Opportunity — Early equity and a role that scales with the company. Creative Freedom — Experiment with new channels, formats, and automations. If it works, we run with it. If you've ever wanted to own a product-critical system and build alongside founders, this is your moment. Apply now and let's talk. Seniority level Seniority levelMid-Senior level Employment type Employment typeFull-time Job function Job functionEngineering and Information Technology IndustriesSoftware Development Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Mendable by 2x Sign in to set job alerts for “Senior Software Engineer” roles. 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