As a Staff Engineer - Backend, you will play a key role in defining and driving the technical direction of our backend systems.

You'll architect scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions to solve complex business problems while mentoring engineers across teams.

You'll collaborate cross-functionally to align technology initiatives with business goals and ensure engineering excellence across the organization.

Key Responsibilities :

Technical Execution :

- Act as a subject matter expert in one or more backend technologies, providing technical guidance and mentorship across teams.

- Define, architect, and implement robust, maintainable backend systems for large-scale web applications.

- Manage and forecast project timelines, risks, and dependencies to ensure smooth delivery.

- Drive best practices for software design, testing, deployment, and documentation.

- Conduct high-level design and code reviews to uphold engineering quality and scalability standards.

- Evaluate and introduce new technologies or frameworks to improve backend efficiency and reliability.

Collaboration & Leadership :

- Lead cross-functional and cross-team collaboration to solve ambiguous and complex engineering challenges.

- Mentor and coach engineers at all levels, fostering growth and leadership within the team.

- Influence and contribute to technical strategy and long-term architectural decisions.

- Participate in and help shape the engineering hiring process, ensuring alignment with company standards.

- Build strong relationships with non-adjacent teams to align efforts and achieve strategic objectives.

Preferred Skills & Experience :

- 8+ years of experience in backend engineering, with demonstrated expertise in designing distributed systems or large-scale web architectures.

- Strong proficiency in at least one modern programming language such as Go, Node.js, Scala, or Java.

- Deep understanding of relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and experience designing efficient data models.

- Hands-on experience with NoSQL technologies (Redis, DynamoDB, Elasticsearch, Memcached).

- Strong knowledge of scalable web architecture, microservices, and API design.

- Excellent debugging, optimization, and performance-tuning skills.

- Proven ability to balance hands-on technical work with long-term architectural thinking.

- Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset