Staff Backend Engineer

Skills

About the Role

Drive end-to-end execution of technical projects from ideation and design through deployment. Design and build resilient, large-scale systems focused on reliability, scalability, and performance while providing technical leadership across engineering pods.

Requirements

• 10+ years of hands-on experience building and maintaining large-scale production-level systems
• Experience as a Technical Lead or in a similar leadership capacity
• Exceptional coding skills with expertise in cloud architecture, distributed systems, and algorithms
• Ability to independently lead projects including requirements gathering, system design, implementation, testing, and deployment
• Track record of mentoring and guiding engineers
• Ability to build systems and processes from scratch
• Deep interest in modern development practices and crypto technology

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end execution of technical projects
• Design and build resilient large-scale systems focused on reliability, scalability, and performance
• Write high-quality and well-tested code
• Review code from other team members
• Provide thought leadership and guide peers in complex architectural and coding decisions
• Champion best practices and technical excellence across the engineering organization
• Spearhead strategic technical initiatives impacting multiple engineering pods

Benefits

• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents
• Wellness offerings including an Equinox Fitness Clubs partnership
• 401(k) with 4% employer contribution
• Annual $1,500 education stipend
• Unlimited and encouraged time off
• Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave
• Home office setup stipend for remote employees
• Daily lunches at New York headquarters