Software Engineering
Staff Backend Engineer
Ontario, CA
$204,000 to $260,000 a year
The employer is a developer-tools company making it easier for engineering teams to ship reliable software.
The employer is looking for a Staff Backend Engineer in Ontario, CA. In this role you will set technical direction alongside an experienced software engineering team and take real ownership of your work. This is a full-time, permanent position. This role is hybrid, with three days a week in our Ontario office.
What you’ll do
- Write design documents and weigh trade-offs with the wider engineering group
- Build asynchronous processing with message queues and streaming systems
- Design and operate APIs and data pipelines that power customer-facing products
- Own services end to end, including deployment, monitoring and on-call
- Mentor junior engineers and review their work
- Set technical standards and guide decisions across multiple projects
What you’ll bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
- 8+ years of relevant professional experience
- Strong understanding of relational data modeling
- Clear written communication for design reviews
- Experience building back-end services in Go, Java, Python or a similar language
- A track record of leading projects from scope through delivery
Nice to have
- Experience with Kafka or other streaming platforms
- Background in high-throughput or low-latency systems
Compensation and benefits
The pay range for this position in Ontario, CA is $204,000 – $260,000 per year. Final pay depends on experience, skills and qualifications.
- Employee assistance program
- Short- and long-term disability insurance
- Annual professional development and certification budget
- Paid time off plus paid company holidays
- Health savings account with employer contribution
- Annual performance bonus
The employer is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
