Senior Backend Engineer, Meetings

At ClickUp, we’re not just building software. We’re architecting the future of work! In a world overwhelmed by work sprawl, we saw a better way. That’s why we created the first truly converged AI workspace, unifying tasks, docs, chat, calendar, and enterprise search, all supercharged by context-driven AI, empowering millions of teams to break free from silos, reclaim their time, and unlock new levels of productivity. At ClickUp, you’ll have the opportunity to learn, use, and pioneer AI in ways that shape not only our product, but the future of work itself. Join us and be part of a bold, innovative team that’s redefining what’s possible! 🚀

ClickUp is searching for exceptional backend engineers to join our Meetings team! The Meetings team powers the future of collaboration—think real-time communication, seamless integrations, and intelligent features that make every meeting more productive. We’re especially interested in engineers with a background in AI voice transcription, speech-to-text, or related technologies, who are passionate about building scalable, high-performance systems that handle millions of audio events and transcripts daily.

If you love designing robust APIs, optimizing distributed systems, and working at the intersection of AI and productivity, we want to hear from you.

Role:

• Build and optimize backend features and systems for our Meetings platform, with a focus on AI-powered voice transcription and real-time collaboration.

• Own projects end-to-end, from initial design through production deployment.

• Collaborate closely with product, AI, and frontend teams to deliver innovative meeting experiences.

• Identify and implement improvements to our audio processing and transcription pipelines.

• Contribute to a world-class, inclusive, and fun engineering culture.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent major.

• 6+ years of experience engineering performant and high-throughput backend systems (ideally on Node.js).

• Proven experience with AI voice transcription, speech-to-text, or similar projects/companies.

• Strong coding skills (ideally in TypeScript) and a track record of delivering high-quality, maintainable code.

• Experience building and scaling distributed, event-driven systems.

• Proficiency in writing and optimizing SQL queries at scale.

• Familiarity with major cloud services (ideally AWS).

• Empathetic communicator and effective collaborator.

• Comfortable with ambiguity and able to deliver results with minimal direction.

• Product-minded with a keen sense for great user experiences.

Unsure if you meet all the qualifications of this job description but are deeply excited about the role? We hire based on ambition, grit, and a passion for improving the way people work. If you think ClickUp is the company for you, we encourage you to apply!

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