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title: 'Senior Software Engineer | Backend at Dusk'
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# Senior Software Engineer | Backend at Dusk

- **Company:** Dusk
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Compensation:** $170k–$220k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2025-11-11
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-16
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/dusk/c8e242f1-afbf-46d3-89e2-b6f6f5dbd115

## Job description

## About Dusk

Dusk delivers the capabilities of a world-class entertainment director, at a fraction of the cost. Made for modern venue operators to save time, improve operations, and boost revenue. Trusted by 500+ bars, nightclubs, restaurants, and hotels – powering 50K+ concerts annually. We've raised over $5M from strategic investors, including founders and executives from Carta, Vercel, and Yelp as well as Atlantic Records, Red Light Management, and Independent Artists Group (IAG). Our team includes YC-backed founders and individuals from Goldman Sachs, BlackRock, and Apollo.io.

## About the Role

We’re seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to help build the core infrastructure that powers Dusk’s event management platform. You’ll work closely with product, design, and data teams to architect reliable, scalable services that deliver real-time insights, automation, and integrations for venues worldwide. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on technical ownership, performance optimization, and solving complex data problems in production environments.

## Key Responsibilities

- Architect and build scalable APIs, microservices, and data pipelines that power the Dusk platform
- Own the end-to-end lifecycle of backend features — from design to deployment and monitoring
- Collaborate with frontend teams on data contracts and system integrations
- Implement best practices around performance, reliability, and observability
- Optimize database design, query performance, and system latency
- Integrate with third-party systems including CRMs, ticketing, and POS solutions
- Participate in code reviews, mentor junior developers, and help evolve engineering culture

## Qualifications

- 5+ years of backend software engineering experience, ideally in SaaS or high-scale production systems
- Strong proficiency in Python, Node.js, Rust or Go (we use Python, Rust, Node)
- Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred) and data modeling
- Familiarity with AWS, Docker, automated testing and modern CI/CD pipelines
- Deep understanding of RESTful APIs, caching, and distributed systems design
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
- Bonus: experience with machine learning pipelines or event-driven architectures

## Perks & Benefits

- Competitive salary + equity options
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits
- Early technical ownership in a high-growth, mission-driven company
- Access to live events and industry networking opportunities

If you love building reliable systems that power unforgettable live experiences, and want to shape the future of entertainment infrastructure, we’d love to hear from you.

## About Dusk

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Dusk provides a platform for venue operators to streamline the booking, management, and promotion of live entertainment.
- **Entity Type**: Private (raised $5M+ in strategic funding)
- **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States
- **Founded**: 2025
- **Founders**: Timothy Mulligan (Co-Founder & CEO) and Connor Feroce (Co-Founder)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Live entertainment operations / venue management software
- **Target customers**: Bars, nightclubs, restaurants, hotels – B2B (SMB and mid-market venues)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: Deliver the capabilities of a world-class entertainment director at a fraction of the cost, helping venue operators save time, improve operations, and boost revenue.

## Products & Services
- **[Dusk Platform]**: SaaS platform for live entertainment venue operations – handles artist booking, scheduling, event management, and promotion tools (including an AI Flyer Builder). Available as a mobile app (iOS) for on-the-go management. [dusk.fm](https://dusk.fm/), [apps.apple.com](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dusk-fm/id1355182285)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (privately held)
- **Key Metric**: Over $5M in total funding from strategic investors; powers over $30 million in artist bookings annually.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Strategic investors include founders and executives from Carta, Vercel, Yelp, as well as Atlantic Records, Red Light Management, and Independent Artists Group (IAG). [linkedin.com/company/dusklive](https://www.linkedin.com/company/dusklive)
- **Growth Signals**: Trusted by over 500 venues; facilitates more than 50,000 concerts per year; launched an AI Flyer Builder Studio in October 2025; growing team from ~12 employees with presence in the US, Colombia, and India. [zensearch.jobs](https://zensearch.jobs/companies/dusk-4c40dc26-224b-4621-a234-7052b9ed2f8b)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Vertical-specific focus**: Deep integration with the live entertainment venue workflow, combining booking, operations, and marketing in one platform.
- **Proven traction**: Rapid adoption by 500+ venues and 50K annual events indicates strong product-market fit.
- **Strategic backing**: Investors from top music industry firms (Atlantic, Red Light, IAG) provide credibility and access to artist networks.

## Strategic Focus
- **Current priorities**: Scaling the platform to more venues, expanding tooling for venue operators (AI flyers, analytics), and deepening integrations with artist booking and event promotion. [linkedin.com/company/dusklive](https://www.linkedin.com/company/dusklive)
- **Growth direction**: Continue to build the “infrastructure for the future of live entertainment” by automating manual tasks for venue operators and increasing the value of bookings handled on-platform.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture highlights**: Early-stage startup (12 employees) with a high-impact team; founders are YC-backed and have experience from Goldman Sachs, BlackRock, Apollo.io, and others.
- **Remote/hybrid policy**: Not explicitly stated, but team members are distributed across the US, Colombia, and India – likely flexible, remote-friendly environment.
- **Notable perks or engineering culture**: Modern tech stack (React, React Native, Python, Docker, PostgreSQL, Vercel); product and design roles are key (currently hiring a Staff Product Designer). Emphasis on building quickly and directly impacting venue revenue.
- **For job seekers**: Opportunity to own significant product surface area, work closely with founders, and shape the foundation of a fast-growing platform in the live entertainment space. [jobs.ashbyhq.com](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/dusk/cfc2fb40-1f29-4dc6-8dbe-064dfd66d114)

## Sources
1. [dusk.fm](https://dusk.fm/)
2. [linkedin.com/company/dusklive](https://www.linkedin.com/company/dusklive)
3. [zensearch.jobs](https://zensearch.jobs/companies/dusk-4c40dc26-224b-4621-a234-7052b9ed2f8b)
4. [apps.apple.com](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dusk-fm/id1355182285)
5. [jobs.ashbyhq.com](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/dusk/cfc2fb40-1f29-4dc6-8dbe-064dfd66d114)

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