Staff Backend Engineer

The Staff Backend Engineer is a senior technical leader responsible for the long-term health and direction of our backend services. You will operate with a high degree of autonomy to identify and solve our most critical technical challenges, often in areas that are loosely defined or cross multiple domains. Unlike a Senior Engineer who masters a specific domain, you will provide the technical vision and architectural guardrails for several domains. You will be a go-to expert for other engineers, leading by example with exceptional code, robust system design, and strategic thinking that anticipates future business needs.

Key Responsibilities & Deliverables:

Lead the design, development, and evolution of large-scale, high-traffic systems or company initiatives, often across multiple teams

Define the long-term technical roadmap and architectural vision for key areas of our platform, and articulate the return on investment (ROI) to engineering leaders and other departments

Decompose complex business and system problems into clear, scalable, and elegant technical designs

Act as a technical lead on cross-team projects, ensuring that architectural principles and quality standards are met

Mentor senior engineers, providing deep technical guidance and fostering their growth into future technical leaders

Represent engineering in cross-functional discussions

Drive innovation by prototyping and championing the adoption of new technologies and methodologies, including the strategic use of LLMs and AI-driven development practices

Work on foundational infrastructur