Senior Backend Engineer, Mode Mobile
User rewarding software solution
Job no longer available
User rewarding software solution
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
101-200 employees
Company mission
To enable budget-conscious consumers to earn additional income from their everyday habits.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of professional backend engineering experience in an agile environment delivering mobile applications to end-users
- 3+ years of experience building AWS-based backends in support of native mobile applications, preferably with experience using: Ruby on Rails, Node.js, Postgres (RDS) and DynamoDB, Redis (Elasticache), Sidekiq and SQS
- You’re a candid and empathetic communicator that is excited to join a startup that enjoys leveling up a company
- You have exceptional organizational and analytical skills leading to confident independent delivery, but know when and how to include others
- You have experience building large-scale systems with some technical leadership skills
What the job involves
- As an engineer, you’ll be accountable for nimbly experimenting with solutions, building high-quality software, and measuring results
- You’ll work closely with product managers, other engineers, designers, marketing, operations, and several stakeholders to define and execute according to our strategic roadmap to accelerate our future growth
- You are passionate about the problem that most people don’t have enough money, are in debt, and are looking for ways to earn and save. You are excited to work at the forefront of solving one of the biggest challenges. You care about your users
- You’re an expert in smartphone technology and love mobile application software
- You value working closely with Product Management, learning directly from users about what matters to them, and developing solutions that they love
- You care deeply about the impact of your work and measure success by the value added to user's lives,
- You partner with cross-functional team members to gain additional insight into users and seek to better understand their interests and behavior as critical drivers to success
- You’re excited to write high-quality, maintainable, and well-tested code that you deliver in 2-week sprints. You are eager to find minimal ways to test hypotheses and validate feasibility
- You’re passionate about automated testing and continuously shipping to production
- You’re responsible, accountable for your actions and decisions, and take ownership for the outcomes
Our take
Mode Mobile delivers a pioneering approach to gamification in its flagship product, Mode Earn Phone, as well as its rewards-based Mode Earn App. Customers can acquire this smartphone at a budget-friendly price point, allowing them to utilize it as they would any other mobile device while also offering the potential to earn upwards of $1,000 annually through various interactive methods.
In a digital environment increasingly saturated with gamified applications, Mode Mobile has set itself apart by applying this concept to an entire mobile device. Since its inception in 2020, the company has rapidly attracted a substantial user base, numbering in the millions. The trajectory of its user base growth is closely watched, as it presents a groundbreaking shift in the way mobile devices are used and valued.
While Mode Mobile's strategy may raise eyebrows due to its potential to further increase mobile device usage and data entry, proponents argue that given the extensive time users spend on their devices and the wealth of data generated, it's a logical step to leverage these activities for financial gain. With a strong start, Mode Mobile can gear up to expand its team and introduce additional products, setting sights on disrupting the entire mobile market.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-26% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (1 round)
May 2025
$1m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $1m
Company HQ
Near North, Chicago, IL
Leadership
Dan Novaes
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously Dan co-founded MobileX Labs and Nativ Mobile where he served as CEO at both companies. He was also a Contributor at Inc. Magazine, Forbes and Entrepreneur Media and worked in Growth at Facebook.
Kiran Panesar
(Co-Founder & CTO)Kiran previously co-founded MobileX Labs and Nativ Mobile where he served as CTO at both companies. He also founded adappt Designs where he served as a Programmer.
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