Job Description
Fictiv Exists to Enable Hardware Innovators to Build Better Products, Faster
Fictiv exists to help product innovators create.
Fictiv is a global manufacturing and supply chain company that enables organizations to scale globally across Fictiv’s four global manufacturing centers in India, Mexico, China, and the U.S.. Companies use Fictiv to access high-quality production, optimize supply chain logistics, and mitigate supply chain risk—ensuring they can move from prototype to full-scale manufacturing with speed and confidence. To date, Fictiv has delivered more than 35 million commercial and prototype parts for industries such as aerospace, robotics, automotive, climate tech, and more, helping them innovate faster, free up precious resources, and drive profitable growth.
Senior Backend Engineer (Node.js / AWS)
Location: Oakland, CA (Remote) | Open to CA, OR, WA
Company: Fictiv
Build the Future of Manufacturing
Manufacturing is a $13 trillion industry—but much of it still runs on outdated, slow, and fragmented systems. Fictiv is changing that.
Since 2013, we’ve been building a cloud-based, AI-powered digital manufacturing platform that helps companies go from prototype to production faster than ever. Our platform combines intelligent software with a global network of vetted manufacturing partners—powering innovation across electric vehicles, robotics, and next-gen consumer products.
We’re growing fast and looking for engineers who want to solve complex, real-world problems at scale.
What You’ll Do
As a Senior Backend Engineer, you’ll help build and scale the systems that power our global manufacturing ecosystem:
- Design and develop highly available, scalable backend services in AWS
- Build and maintain event-driven, asynchronous systems using Node.js
- Create robust APIs (REST / GraphQL) powering customer-facing and internal tools
- Partner closely with product, frontend, and infrastructure teams to ship impactful features
- Contribute to technical design discussions and drive best practices across the team
- Debug production issues and improve system reliability
- Continuously improve code quality through testing, observability, and documentation
What You Bring
- 5+ years of backend engineering experience
- Strong skills in Node.js, JavaScript/TypeScript
- Experience building systems on AWS (SQS, Lambda, EC2, RDS, etc.)
- Solid understanding of distributed systems and event-driven architectures
- Experience designing and maintaining REST or GraphQL APIs
- Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL databases
- Commitment to writing unit and integration tests
- Knowledge of system design, caching, and security best practices (OWASP Top 10)
- Must be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder)
Nice to have:
- AWS certification
- Experience with high-scale or business-critical systems
How You Work
- You take ownership and deliver clean, maintainable, production-ready code
- You communicate clearly and collaborate across teams
- You’re proactive in solving problems—even outside your immediate scope
- You enjoy mentoring others and raising the bar for engineering excellence
- You stay curious and continuously learn new technologies and patterns
Why Fictiv?
- Work on real-world problems impacting global supply chains
- Join a fast-growing company at the intersection of AI, software, and manufacturing
- Collaborate with teams building products used by top hardware innovators
- Competitive compensation and benefits
- Flexible work environment (West Coast friendly)
- Minimal travel (0–10%)
Ready to Build Something That Matters?
If you’re excited about scaling systems, solving complex challenges, and shaping the future of manufacturing, we’d love to hear from you.
About Fictiv
Fictiv is transforming how the next rockets, self-driving cars, and life-saving robots are designed, developed, and delivered to customers around the world. People who succeed at Fictiv are talented, creative, and driven to achieve professional excellence and support our vision to help product innovators create.
We’re actively seeking teammates who:
- Bring diverse perspectives and experience to our culture and company.
- Excel at being part of a strong, empathetic team.
- Thrive in an environment emphasizing respect, honesty, collaboration, and growth.
- Have an ‘always learning’ mindset that celebrates learning, not just wins.
- Help us continue to build a world-class organization that values the contributions of all of our teammates
We encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups, including but not limited to women, members of the LGBTQ community, people of color, people with disabilities, and veterans.
