Backend Engineer (NestJS / Go)

What we do & why

Cold outbound is collapsing - and the way sales has been done for decades is being dragged along with it. AI & automation have made sending emails free & easy, which means everyone’s inbox is now full of garbage. In this world, relationships become exponentially more important.

Because who you know dictates who you can sell to.

Draftboard is the world’s first autonomous warm-intro engine - it identifies who in your network is best positioned to make an intro to your prospects. And early users are already telling us it’s the most effective outreach tool they’ve ever used.

The spark is there. Now we need to nurture it with even more incredible engineers.

We’re looking for an experienced Backend Engineer who enjoys autonomy, solves problems end-to-end, and moves fast in a small startup team.

Tech Stack

• Service-oriented / microservices architecture

• Node.js (NestJS), Go, a bit of Python

• PostgreSQL as the primary database

• gRPC for internal service communication

• Hosted on Google Cloud Platform

• Integrations with AI assistants and AI agent systems

• Client applications: Next.js web app + Chrome Extension

What You’ll Do

• Build and evolve backend services & APIs powering Draftboard’s AI-driven networking experience

• Design and implement new product functionality end-to-end

• Improve, refactor and support existing services

• Collaborate closely with the team and contribute to product decisions

• Own solutions from idea to deployment with minimal supervision

Requirements

• Russian speakerhighly preferred (English level B1+)

• Strong experience with Node.js (NestJS) and Go

• Practical experience with AI developer tooling (CLI tools, Codex-style models, AI IDEs like Cursor, etc.)

• Understanding of distributed / service-oriented architectures

• Familiarity with Docker, basic CI/CD, and cloud environments (GCP preferred)

• Ability to independently break down, design and deliver features

• Experience or interest in working with AI agents/assistants

• Comfortable working fully remote and communicating proactively

Why Draftboard

Because this is the moment. We just launched our warm-intro engine, and the early traction signals are unmistakable. The product works. Users love it. The category is wide open.

We’re backed by Twelve Below, Founder Collective, Ground Up, Animo, and founders of Handy, Alma, Accrue, Dispatch, Vivian Health, B12, Lev, Fondue, Sense360, BackEngine and more.

Originally posted on Himalayas