About the role
We are looking for a Staff Backend Software Engineer with 6+ years of experience to own and build core backend systems powering highly scalable SMS messaging infrastructure. You'll join a small, elite engineering team at a company that recently raised a $50M Series A and is expanding rapidly across enterprise, SMB, and political messaging verticals.
This is a rare opportunity to have massive technical impact at an early-stage startup delivering billions of messages per month. We need someone with strong career velocity who has built 0→1 products at high-growth startups (Pre-Seed to Series B) and thrives in a collaborative, fast-moving environment.
What you will do:
- Own and build core backend systems across routing, messaging, delivery, and automation infrastructure
- Design and ship scalable production services handling billions of messages per month across enterprise, SMB, and political messaging platforms
- Drive 0→1 product development - not just features, but entire product surfaces from scratch
- Collaborate closely with a lean engineering team
- Solve hard infrastructure problems at scale while moving quickly from idea to production
About Textla
Textla is revolutionizing the communication space. We are the first outbound operating system for SMS, allowing enterprise brands to leverage an AI first infrastructure to deliver campaigns at scale.
We are scaling quickly in a massive market. This is a rare opportunity to join an early-stage startup with meaningful traction, top-tier investors, and a small team moving fast.
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Job details
Salary
$225,000 - $300,000
Location
San Francisco, United States
Experience
6+ years
Funding
Total raised
$2.5M
Last stage
Series A
Investors
Founders
Luke Brickman
CEO
Jeremy Boudinet
VP of Growth
What happens next.
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.