Senior Software Engineering Manage

At GOAT Group, the Engineering team is an integral part of our dynamic company. By joining the team, your skills will be front and center, working alongside other passionate individuals to solve problems and build software. The work you do will change the way the world shops, while also empowering entrepreneurs, including individual sellers, brands and boutiques.

We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our Consumer team. This is an immediate, high-impact role, you will own backend architecture and execution across our consumer facing features. We need someone who doesn't wait to be told what to build, you see the opportunity, rally the team, and ship it. The team has high autonomy to come up with innovative initiatives, ship them quickly and iterate.

Lead backend architecture and system design, proactively proposing and driving new systems that support critical customer facing features

Take point on initiatives, owning the backend roadmap, driving technical decisions, and coordinating cross-functional delivery

Optimize existing systems for performance, reliability, and cost. Serve as the team's technical anchor: set engineering standards, lead design reviews, unblock teammates

Manage technical roadmap and problems of significantly larger scope, from formulating an efficient game plan to delivering stable, well-tested features on time

Make technical recommendations that improve the codebase while minimizing risk; identify and fix (or ideally prevent) bugs and performance bottlenecks

Leverage AI coding tools (Claude, Codex, etc.) 5+ years of software engineering experience, with deep expertise in backend / distributed systems

• Proven track record of leading a team to execute and ship features, you've been the tech lead others rely on
• Strong proficiency in Go, Python, Ruby, or similar backend languages/frameworks
• Hands-on experience designing, building, and scaling distributed systems that handle real-world traffic at scale
• Proficient with AI-assisted development tools (Claude, Codex, Copilot, etc.) API design, data pipelines, event-driven architectures, infrastructure)
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity, handling conflict constructively, and building consensus across teams with competing priorities
• Familiarity with the technologies, tradeoffs, and design patterns emerging in modern web services and cloud-native architectures
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience

Frontend experience (React, TypeScript, iOS, Android or similar), we value engineers who can work across the stack when needed

Familiarity with ecommerce applications

124,800 - $156,000 USD The hiring range for this position is below, plus benefits (401K, paid time off, dental, medical, vision, disability, life insurance options). GOAT Group represents the leading platforms for authentic sneakers, apparel and accessories. Operating four distinct brands–GOAT, Flight Club, Grailed and alias–GOAT Group has a global community of more than 60 million members across 170 countries.

GOAT is the global platform for the greatest products from the past, present and future. Since its founding in 2015, GOAT has become one of the leading and most trusted sneaker platforms in the world, and has expanded to offer apparel and accessories from select emerging, contemporary and iconic brands. Through its unique positioning between the primary and resale markets, the company offers styles across various time periods on its digital platforms and in its retail locations, while delivering products to over 60 million members across 170 countries.

Carrying the rarest exclusives and collectible sneakers, Flight Club has evolved from a one-stop sneaker destination, to a cultural hub for sneaker enthusiasts and novices alike. Founded in 2013, Grailed is the leading community-driven marketplace for rare luxury, streetwear and vintage fashion. The marketplace was built for enthusiasts, by enthusiasts, and features products from brands including Supreme, Raf Simons, Gucci, Saint Laurent, Balenciaga, Prada and more. With a highly curated selection of resale pieces including inventory exclusive to the platform, Grailed makes fashion accessible.

The company is backed by strategic investor Foot Locker, Inc. as well as some of the leading names in venture capital including Park West Asset Management, T. Franklin Templeton, Adage Capital Management, Ulysses Management, D1 Capital Partners, Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures, Matrix Partners, Upfront Ventures, Webb Investment Network and Y Combinator.

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