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# Staff Software Engineer, Core Platform

- **Company:** REMOTE HAND
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Salary:** $205,000.0 - $245,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Automation of Tests, Big Data, Data Structures, Distributed Systems, Iterative and Incremental Development, Node.Js, Software Systems, TypeScript, Data Ingestion, ReactJS, Backend, Real Time Data, Restful APIs
- **Published:** July 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://arc.dev/remote-jobs/j/redirect/p82kwhfpp2

## About the Role

* Experience building products using large-scale data sets with technologies such as Node.js, Typescript, and React

 * Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems

 * Experience developing and using REST APIs

 * Familiarity with Agile methodologies and iterative development

 * Ability to quickly learn new technologies and develop prototypes

 * Strong ownership mindset focused on quality and performance

 * Experience developing cloud-based platform services

## Description

The Staff Software Engineer, Core Platform is responsible for developing and maintaining the foundational software infrastructure that supports the organization''s product ecosystem. This role plays a critical part in designing scalable systems and shared services that enable other teams to deliver customer-facing features efficiently. The position involves both research and development, focusing on building robust and high-performing distributed systems to process large real-time data sets.

 3. Responsibilities:

 * Provide technical direction for backend systems and APIs related to data ingestion, processing, and routing

 * Participate in architecture discussions and design reviews

 * Collaborate with engineers, designers, and product managers to translate feature specifications into designs and code

 * Design, develop, test, and maintain reliable code meeting customer needs

 * Create comprehensive automated tests and robust test plans

 * Mentor and coach junior engineers

 * Contribute to internal and external communications about product innovations

 * Perform stand-by, on-call, or off-hours duties as required


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