Software Engineering
Staff Backend Engineer
Los Angeles, CA
$207,000 to $264,000 a year
The employer is a cloud software company helping mid-size businesses manage billing and payments.
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 Los Angeles, CA. This is a full-time, permanent position. This role is hybrid, with three days a week in our Los Angeles office.
What you’ll do
- Write design documents and weigh trade-offs with the wider engineering group
- Own services end to end, including deployment, monitoring and on-call
- Improve test coverage and release safety for critical services
- Model data and tune queries for PostgreSQL and other data stores
- 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
- Experience operating services in a cloud environment
- 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
- Background in high-throughput or low-latency systems
Compensation and benefits
The pay range for this position in Los Angeles, CA is $207,000 – $264,000 per year. Final pay depends on experience, skills and qualifications.
- Paid time off plus paid company holidays
- Life insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Annual professional development and certification budget
- Health savings account with employer contribution
- 401(k) with company match
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.
