
Backend Engineer (Contract) | Build the Core Platform of Lyncstack
at Lyncstack
Company: Lyncstack
Website: https://www.lyncstack.com/
Employment Type: Contract (3 months, extendable)
Experience: 1–3 years
Location: Remote (IST / Middle East-friendly time zones preferred)
About Lyncstack
Lyncstack is an early-stage product startup building a modern collaboration platform designed for fast-moving teams. We prioritize clean system design, strong engineering fundamentals, and building real product value—not prototypes that get thrown away.
We are currently in the MVP build phase and are assembling a small, high-trust engineering team to lay the foundation of the product.
Role: Backend Engineer
We’re looking for a Backend Engineer who can own backend services end-to-end and help design the core systems powering Lyncstack.
You’ll work closely with the founder (acting as product owner/architect) and the frontend engineer to build reliable, scalable, and well-structured backend services.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement backend services and APIs
- Own backend components from development to deployment
- Collaborate on data models, system boundaries, and integrations
- Ensure performance, reliability, and security best practices
- Work closely with frontend and product decisions
Minimum Requirements
- 1–3 years of hands-on backend development experience
- Strong fundamentals in Node.js / Java / Python (any one is fine)
- Experience building REST APIs and backend services
- Understanding of databases (SQL or NoSQL) and data modeling
- Prior experience shipping real, production features
Nice to Have
- Experience with early-stage products or MVPs
- Familiarity with authentication, authorization, and role-based access
- Exposure to cloud environments or containerized deployments
- Interest in system design and clean architecture
Why Join Lyncstack?
- Work directly with the founder on core platform design
- High ownership and real architectural impact
- Clean, greenfield codebase
- Contract role with potential extension based on performance
📩 Interested?
Apply via LinkedIn or reach out with your profile and GitHub links (or) apply from lyncstack site

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