Backend Engineer

krea· Engineering
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📍 San FranciscoFullTime

About this role

About Krea

At Krea, we are building next-generation AI creative tools.

We are dedicated to making AI intuitive and controllable for creatives. Our mission is to build tools that empower human creativity, not replace it.

We believe AI is a new medium that allows us to express ourselves through various formats—text, images, video, sound, and even 3D. We're building better, smarter, and more controllable tools to harness this medium.

What you'll do

  • Design, implement, deploy, and maintain private APIs for our main web and mobile applications.

  • Design database models.

  • Fix issues with our system that, among other things, may be related to how HTTP/3 handles client-side connections to our processes.

  • Improve database and infrastructure performance by implementing caching solutions or better connection pooling.

  • Profile and find bottlenecks for many types of HTTP/WebSockets requests to enable real-time image generation—and even video!

  • Improve observability, monitoring, and alerting for our service so that we can better respond to operational incidents

  • Scale our service via architectural changes as well as infrastructure improvements

  • Open-source any non-trivial innovations that come out of our work on the product

  • Design and iterate over software development processes so that we can build an web-native and AI-native creative tools for people.

  • Professionalize our main product by adding enterprise-grade features such as Audit Logs, SAML/SSO, SCIM.

Our stack

  • Javascript/TypeScript

  • Svelte & SvelteKit

  • Node, Postgres, and Redis

  • WebSockets

  • Managed Kubernetes cluster(s) on AWS

  • Monitored and observed via Axiom/HyperDX/Prometheus/OpenTelemetry

  • GitHub, Slack, Notion

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the salary disclosed for the Backend Engineer position at krea?
The salary for this Backend Engineer role at krea is not publicly listed. Click "Apply Now" to learn more about the compensation package on their official careers page.
Where is the Backend Engineer position at krea located?
This Backend Engineer role at krea is based in San Francisco. The position is listed as on-site or hybrid. Check the full job description or apply directly to confirm the work arrangement.
Is the Backend Engineer role at krea full-time or part-time?
This is listed as a FullTime position. It is posted as a Backend Engineer role in the Engineering department at krea.
Which team or department does the Backend Engineer at krea belong to?
This Backend Engineer position is part of the Engineering department at krea. See the full job description for more information about the team structure and responsibilities.
How do I apply for the Backend Engineer position at krea?
Click the "Apply Now" button on this page. You will be redirected to krea's official application portal hosted on ashby where you can submit your application directly.
When was the Backend Engineer job at krea posted?
This Backend Engineer position at krea was posted on Jul 31, 2025. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
Backend Engineer
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