Staff Backend Engineer

Job Summary

A company is looking for a Staff Backend Software Engineer.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain TypeScript-based backend services using Node.js
• Own and evolve RESTful APIs to support mobile and web applications
• Act as a system steward by identifying performance bottlenecks, reliability risks, and architectural gaps

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of backend engineering experience, with deep hands-on work in TypeScript
• Strong experience designing, implementing, and maintaining production RESTful APIs
• Proven ability to operate independently on ill-defined or high-level goals
• Solid understanding of backend fundamentals, including API design and security considerations
• Experience with MongoDB or other NoSQL databases