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Staff Backend Engineer
HybridFull-timeBackend DevelopmentEnterprise Software
Lead the design, development, and operation of real-time, low-latency backend infrastructure, decisioning systems, ingestion pipelines, schema management, and API platforms serving global enterprise customers.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and scale backend systems for real-time decisioning and APIs
- Own projects from design and implementation through production rollout and monitoring
- Build low-latency, fault-tolerant, high-throughput distributed systems
- Improve observability, reliability, and developer experience through operational and tooling practices
- Collaborate with product, analytics, data science, and infrastructure teams
- Participate in technical discussions and support enterprise integrations with customers
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience building backend systems in large-scale production environments
- At least 2 years as a Staff Engineer or equivalent
- Strong programming skills in Python, Java, Kotlin, or Node.js
- Hands-on experience with AWS, Kubernetes, and Docker
- Experience designing and maintaining high-scale distributed systems
- Ability to explain complex systems to technical and non-technical audiences
- Excellent communication skills for collaboration with customers worldwide
Nice to have
- Experience with API Gateway architectures
- Experience with schema and versioning strategies
- Experience with platformization initiatives
- Familiarity with real-time data processing frameworks such as Flink or Storm
- Knowledge of resilience patterns
- Experience working with data science or machine learning teams
- Contributions to developer platforms, infrastructure services, or internal engineering tools
Benefits
- Hybrid work with at least three office days per week for employees near key hubs
- Restricted stock unit offerings
- Learning and development programs focused on AI tools
- 4.5-day work weeks
- Team outings and local cultural celebrations