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title: 'Software Engineer, Backend (Rust) at amo'
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# Software Engineer, Backend (Rust) at amo

- **Company:** amo
- **Location:** Paris, France
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2024-10-28
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-19
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/amo/9ccad4ce-cc07-4955-b4a0-ca96af3577a5/application

**Skills:** Rust, C++, C, OCaml, Distributed Systems, Redpanda, Kafka, ScyllaDB, Cassandra, System Programming, Networking, Data Synchronization, Consumer Social Domain Experience

> Join the Backend team as an early member to develop scalable server-side systems and a cross-platform Rust component for iOS and Android. You will handle massive traffic, manage system crashes, and collaborate with iOS/Android engineers to ensure a unified codebase and seamless user experiences.

## Job description

Looking for someone to join us as one of the early members of the Backend team. In the initial months, you'll be working closely with the team, gradually taking ownership of central components and features. Given our early stage, we're seeking versatile engineers, comfortable contributing to various aspects of the company's foundation.

We value team members who delve deep into their respective domains, aiming to cultivate a team of subject matter experts. This commitment to expertise is an expectation of every team member.

The backend team at amo is responsible for both server side and the backbone of the client as we believe it makes more sense to have one team handle both ends of the same topics (network, data modelling, management and synchronisation, etc).

As a Backend Engineer, your day-to-day will include:

Crafting the Future Developing systems that handle massive traffic, data, and an unmatched rate of scaling. Your toolkit? Carefully chosen cutting-edge technologies, code that's practically poetry, and systems that effortlessly scale horizontally.

Cross-Platform Harmony In addition to server side development, you will participate in the evolution and maintenance of a Rust component that we share between iOS and Android and that deals mostly with networking, data synchronisation and data-oriented feature logic that benefit from being written just once. You will collaborate with iOS and Android engineers to maintain a unified codebase, enabling consistent experiences across platforms. You’ll also bridge the gap between mobile development and backend infrastructure for a seamless user journey.

Feature Development Participating in brainstorming sessions and discussions to design and implement features that set us apart in the market.

Continuous Improvement We love learning from each other, staying abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies, bringing fresh ideas to the table. So you'll be contributing to our culture of continuous improvement, where learning and growing are integral parts of the journey.

Owning your scope You will be responsible for monitoring analytics and managing system crashes. We value engineers who take ownership of their scope, and proactively address issues and triage bug fixes.

## Your Skills & Experience

We are hiring multiple engineers of varying levels, so please indicate your years of experience on the application form to apply for the appropriate position.

- Experience writing Rust (either open-source or professional work) or any other low-level systems programming language (C++, C, OCaml, …).
- Experience working with distributed systems in production (like Redpanda/Kafka or/and ScyllaDB/Cassandra, etc.).
- Strong opinions about building a product in the consumer social domain is preferred.
- You don’t need to speak French to apply (and you don’t need to speak perfect English either, we'll help you to ramp up quickly if needed).

Life at amo

To ensure that everyone is set up for success within our way of working, we work together onsite 5 days a week.

We wanted to make sure coming to the office was as comfortable as possible for you:

- We chose a location in central Paris, near Opera (Metro lines 3,8,9 and RER A).
- We have a beautiful Parisian-style office with high ceilings, balconies, and huge windows. So a lot of natural light!

Because life outside of work should also be stress-free, we cover:

- Health care (100% coverage).
- Maternity Leave, Paternity Leave, Second Parent Leave (salary maintained at 100%).
- Vacation days: 8-9 weeks (total) per year - (European summer? 🥹😎).
- 5 weeks of paid time off (by the state);
- 1-2 additional weeks (RTT, based on our company contract);
- ~11 bank holidays. We shut down entirely twice a year, two weeks in summer and one week in winter to allow everyone to truly recharge and to avoid prolonged slowdowns (especially in the summer). These pauses are part of your total vacation time, giving everyone a real chance to unplug and recharge. No Slack, no email, no FOMO.

We love the diverse perspectives we get from having people from all over the world join us (68% of our team is international), and so we of course support relocation to Paris with:

- Help and sponsored visa process.
- 1 month of Airbnb 100% covered by amo upon arrival.
- Assistance from a trusted relocation agency to find your permanent home.
- Help with french paperwork like opening a french social security account, tax forms, getting your carte vitale (free healthcare) and more.
- French lessons to be fully set with your new Parisian life.

## About amo

## Company Overview

- **One-liner**: amo is building a collection of social apps (ID, Bump, Sugar) designed to bring friends closer together in a digital space, moving away from scrolling strangers to sharing moments with real friends.
- **Entity Type**: Private (funding stage not publicly disclosed)
- **Headquarters**: Paris, France
- **Founded**: Not publicly available
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business

- Primary industry/industries: Consumer social media / mobile applications
- Target customers: B2C – individuals and their friend groups, especially those who want a more private, friend-focused online experience
- Mission or purpose statement: “We believe that friendship still deserves a place online.” (from amo.co)

## Products & Services

- **ID**: A collaborative social profile board where you and your friends can express yourselves together.
- **Bump**: A map app “for friends” that gives you a new home on your phone for the people and places most important to you.
- **Sugar**: A chat app that goes beyond the traditional messaging bubble, offering an unlimited canvas to turn conversations into art.

All three apps share a single profile, friendships, and settings across the amo ecosystem, allowing users to pick and choose what they use.

## Market Standing

- **Valuation / Latest Funding**: Not publicly disclosed. The company states it is “backed by some of the best tier-1 investors in the world” and is “growing at a pace that hasn’t been seen in our space in the past five years.”
- **Key Metric**: 148 total employees (per Built In profile as of mid-2026)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not named in available sources, but described as “tier-1 investors.”
- **Growth Signals**: 17 nationalities represented; over half the team is international; one in four employees relocated cities or countries to join; multiple senior engineering roles open across Android, iOS, backend (Rust, Safety, AI), SRE, and product design.

## Competitive Advantages

- **Multi-app ecosystem with a shared identity**: Unlike single-app social platforms, amo’s suite lets users carry their profile and friends across apps without redundancy.
- **Friend-first focus**: The company deliberately avoids the “scrolling strangers” model and builds features that mirror real-life friend interactions (maps, collaborative boards, creative chat).
- **Velocity and experimentation**: The culture values speed, quick iteration, and learning from mistakes; new apps are released independently rather than crammed into one tab bar.
- **Global talent strategy**: An intentionally international team with relocation support and English as the working language, enabling access to top talent worldwide.

## Strategic Focus

- **Expand the app ecosystem**: Continue launching new, standalone apps that serve specific friend-group needs.
- **Balance art and science**: Blend creative, fun product design (“making people smile”) with rigorous engineering and data-driven decisions.
- **Scale the team**: Active hiring across engineering, AI, SRE, product design, and recruiting – with an emphasis on in-office collaboration in Paris.
- **Maintain a lean, performance-driven culture**: Emphasize outcomes over busywork, fast decision-making, and a “healthy intensity.”

## Why Work Here

- Culture highlights: “Velocity over all else,” high ownership, conviction over consensus, fast iteration. The company describes itself as a “performance machine” where ambitious goals are set and celebrated. The team is described as “a group of friends who have spent our lives building stuff for friends.”
- Remote/hybrid/office policy: In-office at the Paris headquarters. Relocation support is provided, and one in four employees has moved to join.
- Notable perks or engineering culture: Structured, bias-mitigating interviews with a fast decision cycle (average 72 hours). Technical depth is valued – interviews include debugging real code, concurrency/design, and cultural panels that include a team lunch. The engineering stack involves Rust, AI, Android, iOS, and SRE roles.
- Diversity: 17 nationalities, English as the working language (no English required at hire, but learned within months), and a global hiring philosophy.

## Sources

1. [amo.co](https://amo.co/)
2. [amo Careers Page](https://amo.co/jobs/)
3. [Built In Company Profile](https://builtin.com/company/amo)
4. [amo Interview Process](https://amo.co/interview-at-amo/)
5. [Welcome to the Jungle Jobs](https://www.welcometothejungle.com/en/companies/amo/jobs)

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