or apply directly on Manifest's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 8 days Manifest's roles stay open a median of 9 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 100% of Manifest's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Manifest
- low 0 stale, 0 reposted of 3 open
- Hiring momentum
- 4 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Manifest's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Manifest.
About this role
As a Senior Backend Application Engineer at Manifest, you will design and scale web services and ETL architecture to handle high transaction volumes. Your role involves collaborating with teams to optimize systems, implementing performance improvements, and building new features for the platform. You will also participate in recruiting and onboarding new engineers while maintaining high engineering standards.
- benefits
- 4/5
- freshness
- 5/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Manifest as an employer.
What you need
- 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on web services and ETL systems
- Proven track record scaling high-volume, data-intensive systems
- Expertise in distributed systems, microservices, and cloud architectures
- Familiarity with containerization, orchestration, and CI/CD pipelines
- Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment
Nice to have
- Strong experience with MongoDB in particular and other data stores as well
- Experience with or general familiarity with AI/ML, LLMs, & model tuning
- Background or experience in infosec, red teaming, or broader cybersecurity concepts
- Experience with other FOSS and Commercial SDLC security and DevSecOps tooling, including SCA, DAST, SAST, etc.
What you get
- Salary: $150,000 – $210,000/year + meaningful stock options
- Fully remote work (with potential for hybrid co-working)
- Unlimited PTO
- Medical/dental/vision insurance coverage for you and your dependents is paid at 100%!
- 401(k) and retirement options
- Help get in at the ground floor of a well-funded, early-stage startup!
Worth weighing
- No specific technologies mentioned for the primary stack, only familiarity required
- Fast-paced, data-intensive environment may imply high pressure
- Role involves significant communication and collaboration, which may not suit all candidates
Summarised from Manifest's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Manifest on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.