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Staff Software Engineer

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Location: Remote
Compensation: To Be Discussed
Reviewed: Mon, Nov 02, 2026
This job expires in: 29 days

Job Summary

Co-owning the architecture and long-term health of a core platform, the full-time remote Staff Software Engineer will drive technical direction, enhance system scalability, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve software delivery.

Key responsibilities
  • Co-own the architecture and long-term health of the core platform, including backend, database, and API
  • Lead end-to-end scaling efforts, identifying and resolving bottlenecks in the system
  • Collaborate with engineers and product teams on roadmap trade-offs and ensure coherent squad output
Required qualifications
  • 8+ years of experience building and running production backend systems, with recent experience at a staff or lead level
  • Deep platform engineering experience, including ownership of infrastructure and deployment pipelines
  • Strong relational database skills, particularly with MySQL or PostgreSQL
  • Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure, containers, and CI/CD
  • Comfort leading through influence and setting technical direction for teams

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