Staff Backend Engineer, Core DevOps

📋 Description

• Lead the technical design and delivery of backend initiatives spanning multiple teams, identifying
• Drive modular backend, service, data, and platform architecture, including the modernization of
• Define and improve engineering standards covering APIs, contracts, compatibility, schema evolution
• Establish effective patterns for dependency management, data ownership, event-driven architectures
• Guide Go service architecture and Kubernetes operating practices where appropriate, while
• Participate in on-call rotations and incident response, acting as a technical escalation point for

🎯 Requirements

• Demonstrated experience leading significant technical initiatives across multiple engineering teams
• Deep backend architecture and production experience with complex applications, services, platforms
• Proven experience modernizing monolithic or legacy backend architectures in production using
• Strong ability to build technical alignment through clear written proposals, architecture
• Experience balancing customer outcomes, delivery speed, technical health, reliability, and
• Strong mentoring and leadership skills, with experience shaping engineering standards through code

🎁 Benefits

• Base salary range of $152,800–$259,200 USD for eligible United States-based employees.
• Fully remote work environment.
• Benefits designed to support health, financial security, and overall well-being.
• Flexible paid time off.
• Equity compensation and employee stock purchase plan.
• Growth and development fund to support ongoing professional learning.