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Founding Backend / Infra Engineer
Cupertino, CA, US
$160k-$300k/yr On-SiteFull Time
HiringCafe
HiringCafe: Building a 100× better job search engine to take on Indeed and LinkedIn.
Own the crawlers, pipelines, and infrastructure powering a real-time job search engine. Strong Node.js and Python fundamentals; bonus points for security and reverse-engineering chops.
Node.js, Python, Elasticsearch, Redis
Help us #BeatIndeed & #BeatLinkedIn
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Staff Backend Engineer
Los Angeles, California, United States
$20k-$230k/yr HybridFull Time
Arena Club
Arena Club: Digital marketplace and vaulting service for sports collectibles
8+ YOE8+ years backend experience; strong Node.js, TypeScript, Postgres; experience scaling marketplaces/eCommerce; AWS, Docker, Terraform; EM tools like GitHub Copilot/Tabnine; excellent communication and architecture skills.
Node.js, TypeScript, Postgres, GitHub Copilot, Tabnine, Claude Code, Cursor, Python, AWS, S3, SQS, GCP, Docker, Terraform, LLM
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Sr Staff Engineer Backend
Los Angeles or Santa Clara or Tustin or Dallas
$99k-$185k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Lendistry
Lendistry: Technology-enabled lender providing capital to small businesses.
7+ YOE7+ years backend, distributed systems, microservices; technical leadership; collaboration across product, data, and compliance; AI-assisted development familiarity.
Java, Kotlin, Scala, Go, C#, TypeScript, REST, gRPC, OAuth2, JWT, AWS, CI/CD, AI tools, Copilot
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Staff Backend Engineer, Safety
United States or San Francisco or Los Angeles or New York City or Chicago
$217k-$304k/yr RemoteFull Time
Reddit
RedditNYSE: RDDT: Social platform for community-driven discussion and content sharing.
8+ YOE8+ years software development experience; proficiency in Go, Python, Rust, or Ruby; experience with GraphQL/REST/HTTP/Thrift/gRPC; BS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience; strong organizational and cross-functional remote collaboration skills.
Go, Python, Rust, Ruby, GraphQL, REST, HTTP, Thrift, gRPC
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Staff Back End Engineer, Trading
Chicago or Los Angeles or San Francisco
$200k-$285k/yr RemoteFull Time
Altruist
Altruist: Provides a digital custodian and portfolio management platform for advisors.
8+ YOE8+ years in software engineering; distributed systems; Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, AWS, Postgres, Kubernetes; BS in CS or related field; strong ownership and communication; resilient and creative problem solver.
Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, AWS, Postgres, Kubernetes
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Staff Software Engineer (Backend) - Fable Core
San Francisco or Atlanta or Austin or Boston or Chicago or Dallas or Denver or Houston or Jacksonville or Los Angeles or Miami or New York City or Phoenix or Portland or Sacramento or Salt Lake City or San Diego or Seattle or Washington, D.C. or Ottawa or Toronto or Vancouver or Mexico City
HybridFull Time
Scribd
Scribd: Subscription-based digital library for e-books, audiobooks, and documents.
10+ YOE10+ years backend experience; Python/Django; cloud ops; incident ownership; cross-functional collaboration.
Python/Django, Postgres, Kubernetes, Datadog, GCP, AWS
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Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Affiliate Platform)
El Segundo, California, United States
$150k-$190k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Faraday Future
Faraday FutureNASDAQ: FFAI: Designs and manufactures high-performance luxury electric vehicles.
6+ YOE5-7 years backend systems experience; proficient in Java 17+, Spring Boot; strong distributed systems, REST/gRPC, databases, messaging, security, and CI/CD.
Java, Spring Boot, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, CloudFormation, Redis, Kafka, Kinesis, RabbitMQ
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Staff Software Engineer, Backend
Los Angeles or San Francisco
$200k-$240k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Cantina
Cantina: Social platform for creating and interacting with AI characters.
5+ YOE5–10 years backend engineering experience; Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering; proficiency in Golang, Node.js, JavaScript/TypeScript, Postgres, and AWS; experience with microservices, REST APIs, and growth-focused projects.
Golang, Node.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, Postgres, AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway, S3, Segment, Branch.io
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Staff Software Engineer - Backend
Torrance or Washington D.C.
$161k-$224k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Northwood Space
Northwood Space: Manufacturing ground stations and providing satellite communication infrastructure.
7+ YOE7+ years software development; 3+ years cloud services; distributed scheduling systems; cloud proficiency (AWS/Azure/GCP).
Kubernetes, Cloud platforms, APIs, CI/CD, Databases, Message queues
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Staff Engineer
Austin or Denver or Indianapolis or Los Angeles or Minneapolis or Nashville or New York or Salt Lake City or San Francisco or Seattle
$190k-$225k/yr RemoteFull Time
Givebutter
Givebutter: Fundraising and CRM platform for nonprofit organizations.
8+ YOE8+ years software engineering; experience in adversarial domains; backend, scalable systems; ability to influence across teams; strong prioritization.
PHP/Laravel, React, TypeScript, AWS, Kubernetes, Stripe APIs, Event-driven architecture, Ruby on Rails, Django, CDC, Kafka
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Staff Software Engineer, Data Extraction
Santa Monica or Los Angeles or New York City
$210k-$240k/yr RemoteFull Time
Pivotal Health
Pivotal Health: AI platform automating healthcare insurance claim disputes for providers.
8+ YOE8+ years building backend systems; experience with healthcare data standards (HL7, FHIR, CDA, EHR integrations); strong Python and SQL skills; experience with unstructured data, NLP, document processing, and large-scale data pipelines.
HL7, FHIR, CDA, EHR, Python, SQL, NLP, OCR, LLM
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Staff Software Engineer
El Segundo, California, United States
$190k-$250k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Picogrid
Picogrid: Develops hardware and software for autonomous defense systems.
7+ YOE7+ years backend engineering; Go/Python/Rust/C/C++/TypeScript; APIs, distributed systems, data pipelines; PostgreSQL, S3/MinIO; HTTP APIs (REST/gRPC/GraphQL); customer collaboration; ownership and urgency.
Go, Python, Rust, C++, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, S3, MinIO, REST, gRPC, GraphQL
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Staff Software Engineer
Los Angeles, California, United States
$213k-$269k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Atoms
Atoms: Building robotics and software to automate physical world industries.
10+ YOE10+ years software engineering experience; strong backend language knowledge, modern TypeScript frontend, API and event-driven design, mentoring and technical leadership, product judgment and cross-functional collaboration.
Go, TypeScript, Vue, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Protobuf, Python, Terraform, Git, SQL
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Staff Software Engineer
United States or Tempe or Santa Clara or San Francisco or Los Angeles or Austin or Washington or New York City or Seattle or Kirkland or Alaska or Mississippi or North Dakota or United States Virgin Islands or California or Hawaii or Illinois or Massachusetts or New Hampshire or Oregon or Virginia
$140k-$273k/yr RemoteFull Time
GoDaddy
GoDaddyNYSE: GDDY: Provides domain registration, web hosting, and website building tools.
Strong backend engineering with Node.js/TypeScript, scalable API design, AWS experience, React/Next.js, distributed systems, CI/CD (GitHub Actions), testing, and platform-level architecture and on-call ownership.
Node.js, TypeScript, REST, AWS, ECS, Fargate, DynamoDB, RDS, Aurora, IAM, React, Next.js, GitHub Actions, ServiceNow, CMDB, CDK, Terraform, CloudFormation, Vault, LLM
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Staff Software Engineer
Beverly Hills, California, United States
$176k-$235k/yr OnsiteFull Time
WME
WME: Global talent agency representing artists, athletes, and brands.
10+ YOE10+ years software engineering experience, strong full‑stack web development, React/Next.js, API and backend design, cloud experience (AWS/Azure/GCP), product instincts, mentoring experience.
React, Next.js, AWS, Azure, GCP
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Staff Software Engineer
Los Angeles, California, United States
$175k-$210k/yr OnsiteFull Time
First Resonance
First Resonance: Software platform for tracking and managing complex hardware manufacturing.
8+ YOE8+ years backend engineering experience; strong hands-on skills in Python, Go, or Node.js; deep AWS (EC2, EKS/ECS, RDS, VPCs, IAM) and Terraform experience; distributed systems and leadership experience.
Python, Go, Node.js, AWS, EC2, EKS, ECS, RDS, VPCs, IAM, Terraform, Kubernetes
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Staff Software Engineer
Los Angeles, California, United States
$213k-$269k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Lab37
Lab37: Developing automated robotic systems for commercial food production.
10+ YOE10+ years software engineering experience with full-stack ownership; backend language proficiency (Go valued), modern TypeScript frontend, API and event-driven design, strong product judgment, and cross-functional communication.
Go, TypeScript, AWS services, Docker, Kubernetes, Protobuf, Python, Terraform, Git, SQL
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Staff Software Engineer
Beverly Hills, California, United States
$176k-$235k/yr OnsiteFull Time
WME Group
WME Group: Global holding for talent, media, and entertainment representation.
10+ YOE10+ years software engineering experience, full-stack web development, React/Next.js, API and backend design, cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP), strong product instincts, mentorship and AI-assisted development experience.
React, Next.js, AWS, Azure, GCP
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Staff Software Engineer, Platform Engineering
Santa Monica or Los Angeles
$229k-$343k/yr HybridFull Time
Snap
SnapNYSE: SNAP: Develops social media applications and augmented reality technology.
9+ YOE9+ years software development experience (or equivalent advanced degree), proven experience leading complex technical initiatives, building/operating backend or distributed systems, on-call/incident response, observability, and mentoring engineers.
Java, Go, Python, C++, Temporal, BigQuery SQL, Kubernetes, JIRA, CI/CD
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Staff Software Engineer, Platform Engineering
Santa Monica or Los Angeles
$229k-$343k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Snap
SnapNYSE: SNAP: Provides visual messaging software and augmented reality wearable devices.
9+ YOE9+ years software development experience (or advanced degree with equivalent experience), background building and operating large-scale backend/distributed systems, on-call experience, system design, observability, mentoring, and familiarity with Temporal, BigQuery, Kubernetes, and backend languages.
Java, Go, Python, C++, Temporal, BigQuery, Kubernetes, CI/CD, JIRA, SQL
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Staff Software Engineer, AI (Burbank, CA, US, 91505)
Burbank, California, United States
$157k-$235k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Paramount
ParamountNASDAQ: PSKY: Produces and distributes media content across global entertainment platforms.
6+ YOE6+ years software engineering; backend/architecture expertise; production AI systems incl. LLMs and RAG; full stack with React; cloud, distributed systems, Kubernetes/Docker; strong cross-functional influence.
React, Kubernetes, Docker, Cloud platforms, LLM integrations, RAG pipelines, Vertex AI, Gemini
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