Staff Software Engineer - Backend
Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Tue, Jun 02, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days
Job Summary
To drive backend services and data platforms forward, the full-time remote Staff Software Engineer - Backend will design and scale large-scale data processing pipelines and REST APIs, utilizing Python, Typescript, and AWS technologies.
Key responsibilities
- Design, build, and scale new features for REST APIs and large-scale data processing pipelines
- Architect and optimize backend services for high throughput and low-latency performance
- Mentor developers and automate deployments using Terraform and Kubernetes-based workflows
Required qualifications
- 7+ years of backend or full-stack engineering experience with a strong backend focus
- 7+ years of hands-on Python experience, particularly with APIs and large-scale data pipelines
- 3+ years working with Typescript / Node.js
- Advanced experience with AWS services and deploying workloads on Kubernetes
- Proven experience with large datasets and distributed computing using frameworks like Spark or Kafka
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