Staff Backend Engineer

The employer is a developer-tools company making it easier for engineering teams to ship reliable software.

As a Staff Backend Engineer with the employer, you will set technical direction and help shape how the software engineering team works. This position is based in Concord, NC. This is a full-time, permanent position. This role is on site at our Concord location.

What you’ll do

• Model data and tune queries for PostgreSQL and other data stores
• Own services end to end, including deployment, monitoring and on-call
• 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
• 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
• Experience building back-end services in Go, Java, Python or a similar language
• Clear written communication for design reviews
• A track record of leading projects from scope through delivery

Nice to have

• Experience with Kafka or other streaming platforms
• Experience with infrastructure as code

Compensation and benefits

The pay range for this position in Concord, NC is $167,000 – $212,000 per year. Final pay depends on experience, skills and qualifications.

• Flexible spending accounts
• Annual professional development and certification budget
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401(k) with company match
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance

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.