Staff Backend Engineer

Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, and maintain efficient, reusable, reliable backend code and application components.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, customer success, and engineers to define requirements, technical specifications, and success measures.
• Identify bottlenecks and bugs while improving application performance, scalability, and security.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior developers and raise engineering standards.
• Implement automated testing and continuous integration and deployment pipelines for reliable releases.
• Participate in an on-call rotation and engage with customers and product teams to shape solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 6+ years of professional backend software development experience.
• Strong understanding of TypeScript, Node.js, messaging queues such as AWS SQS, and MongoDB.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Comfort working with modern web technologies and large-scale data systems.
• Full-stack knowledge and experience with AI are preferred.
• Experience with Python, Django, FastAPI, Flask, Airflow, PostgreSQL, or NestJS is nice to have.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, generous equity, medical, dental, and vision coverage with covered premiums, 401(k), and wellness, commuter, and FSA stipends.
• Take time off when needed for illness or caregiving.
• Bi-annual in-person company off-sites.
• Hybrid work in Los Angeles, San Francisco, or New York, Tuesday–Thursday in office; remote work in the US or Canada may be available for extraordinary candidates.
• The company does not provide relocation assistance.