Senior Software Engineer, Backend - IT Product
About the role
Own the design and implementation of core backend services and APIs that power critical product capabilities and complex business logic. Ensure all systems are built for high-volume scale, reliability, and security, making strategic decisions about infrastructure and data integrity. Work seamlessly with product, frontend, and platform teams to translate feature goals into robust, high-performance technical solutions. Elevate the team's technical standards, lead code and design reviews, and mentor engineers on backend best practices.
Responsibilities
- Own the design and implementation of core backend services and APIs that power critical product capabilities and complex business logic.
- Ensure all systems are built for high-volume scale, reliability, and security, making strategic decisions about infrastructure and data integrity.
- Work seamlessly with product, frontend, and platform teams to translate feature goals into robust, high-performance technical solutions.
- Elevate the team's technical standards, lead code and design reviews, and mentor engineers on backend best practices.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in a production environment using Python, Go, or a similar high-scale backend language.
- Deep expertise in distributed systems architecture, data modeling, and performance optimization of relational databases.
- You have seen and contributed to systems operating at a significant technical and organizational scale.
- Strong understanding of CS/algorithms fundamentals and experience with complex project delivery.
- Exceptional communication skills with technical and cross-functional stakeholders.
Benefits
This role will receive a competitive salary + benefits + equity. The salary for US-based employees will be aligned with one of the ranges below based on location; see which tier applies to your location here.
Pay
The pay range for this role is:
- 159,000 - 278,250 USD per year (US Tier 1)