Backend Engineer (API)
Location
Auckland, Auckland
Job Type
Full time
Category
Computer Occupations
Posted
June 25, 2026
Some engineers love frontend. Some love infrastructure. Some are happiest designing clean APIs, building reliable backend services, and making complex systems feel simple.
If that's you, keep reading.
At Whip Around we're investing heavily in product and engineering following a recent majority investment from Accel-KKR (AKKR). We're looking for a Backend Engineer who enjoys building and evolving the APIs that power our platform.
What you'll be doing
You'll spend most of your time:
- Designing and building RESTful APIs
- Modelling data and designing database structures
- Creating integrations and backend services
- Improving perform...