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# Staff Software Engineer, Backend

- **Company:** Nango
- **Location:** Eu, France (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** €140,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Databases, Programming Tools, Node.Js, Open Source Technology, Backend
- **Published:** August 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://fr.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=bd9c04fd2dda0513

## About the Role

* 5+ years (senior-level) or 10+ years (staff-level) of backend engineering experience, with proven ability to scale high-traffic systems.
 * Deep experience with developer infrastructure, APIs, databases, and performance-critical systems.
 * Passion for developer tools, best practices, and building outstanding DX.
 * Comfortable with Node.js and modern backend stacks.
 * Strong communicator, proactive, and reliable in a remote-first environment.
 * Product mindset and developer empathy: you optimize for DX.
 * Pragmatic, positive, and low ego: you step up in incidents and unblock teammates.
 * Startup-ready: autonomous, ownership-driven, and able to navigate ambiguity.
 * Based in North America, LATAM or Europe.

If you're a seasoned backend engineer who loves developer infrastructure, thrives on ownership, and wants to shape the future of integrations - we'd love to hear from you.

## Description

* Design and scale backend systems, APIs, and services for our open-source platform.
 * Build world-class developer interfaces: APIs, SDKs, UIs, and a runtime that delights developers.
 * Collaborate directly with customers to solve integration challenges.
 * Optimize performance, scalability, and reliability across backend services.
 * Shape the roadmap and company strategy with high ownership of key decisions.
 * Engage with the open-source community, owning and maintaining our repo.


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