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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Staff Software Engineer - **Company:** Motion Recruitment - **Location:** Cambridge, MA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Data Analysis, Big Data, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Databases, Customer Data Management, Data Infrastructure, Programming Tools, Distributed Systems, Amazon DynamoDB, Identity and Access Management, Node.Js, Online Databases, Performance Tuning, Software Architecture, Software Engineering, Data Streaming, TypeScript, Data Processing, ReactJS, Apache Spark, Backend, Event Driven Architecture, Amazon Relational Database Service, Information Technology, Low Latency, Apache Flink, Real Time Data, Apache Kafka, Build Tools, Front End Software Development, Vertica, Cloudwatch, Stream Processing, Microservices - **Published:** September 7, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=16748eb759d8a583 ## About the Role * 6+ years of professional software engineering experience (Senior level) or 10+ years (Staff level) * Expert-level proficiency with TypeScript and Node.js * Extensive experience designing and operating scalable backend services in production environments * Strong experience building on AWS (EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, CloudWatch, IAM, or similar) * Experience designing distributed systems and microservices architectures * Proven track record improving system performance, throughput, latency, and reliability * Experience operating services handling high-volume traffic and large-scale datasets * Strong understanding of cloud-native application development and observability practices * Experience working on teams that own critical online databases, APIs, or high-scale backend services * Familiarity with modern frontend technologies including React * Strong communication and collaboration skills in cross-functional environments * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience Desired Skills & Experience * Experience at recognized technology companies or product-focused engineering organizations * Background working at startups whose products solve infrastructure, database, analytics, observability, billing, or scalability challenges * Experience with real-time data infrastructure technologies such as: + Kafka + ClickHouse + Apache Flink + Apache Spark + Similar streaming or data processing platforms * Experience building analytics, customer data, platform, or infrastructure products * Exposure to event-driven architectures and streaming systems * Experience mentoring engineers and driving technical strategy * Strong understanding of database internals, data modeling, and performance optimization * AI/ML product experience is a plus ## Description The engineering team is tackling complex technical challenges around real-time data processing, cloud infrastructure, and platform scalability. Engineers will have the opportunity to influence architecture, build systems that process large volumes of data, and help shape the technical direction of a growing product organization. This is an excellent opportunity for candidates who thrive in fast-moving environments and are passionate about solving difficult distributed systems problems while building customer-facing applications that deliver measurable impact., * 50% TypeScript / Node.js Backend Engineering * 20% AWS Infrastructure & Cloud Architecture * 15% Distributed Systems & Scalability Initiatives * 10% React Application Development * 5% Technical Leadership & Mentorship Daily Responsibilities * 40% Designing and building scalable backend services * 20% Improving system performance, reliability, and latency * 15% Building and enhancing cloud-native infrastructure on AWS * 15% Collaborating with product and engineering teams on new features * 10% Architecture reviews, mentoring, and technical leadership Interview Focus Areas / Candidate Evaluation Candidates should be prepared to discuss: * Specific scalability and performance metrics they have owned or influenced + Throughput such as 1,000+ queries, requests, or entities processed per second + Latency improvements and measurable reductions in p95/p99 response times + Reliability, availability, and operational metrics * Real-time data infrastructure experience + Kafka + ClickHouse + Flink + Spark + Other large-scale streaming or analytical data platforms * Ownership experience + Managing production databases + Operating mission-critical backend services + Scaling distributed systems in production environments * Architectural decisions and tradeoffs made while scaling products and infrastructure Ideal Backgrounds Candidates may come from: * Product engineering teams at well-known technology companies * Developer tools companies * Data infrastructure and analytics companies * Database platforms * Observability platforms * Usage-based billing platforms * Customer data platforms * High-growth SaaS startups with significant scaling challenges Examples of relevant company profiles include industry-leading technology organizations similar to online marketplaces, analytics platforms, developer tooling companies, infrastructure providers, and cloud-native software businesses. ## Related Videos - [Watch Tests Go Brrrr! : Getting Started with Cypress in ReactJS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/282-watch-tests-go-brrrr-getting-started-with-cypress-in-reactjs) - [Developing the Backend with Stefan Lingler, CTO at Shpock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100360-developing-the-backend-with-stefan-lingler-cto-at-shpock) - [Shipping Faster with Less: Render on Cloud Hosting, AI Workloads, and the Future of DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1894-shipping-faster-with-less-render-on-cloud-hosting-ai-workloads-and-the-future-of-devops) - [Meet Your New BFF: Backend to Frontend without the Duct Tape](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/682-meet-your-new-bff-backend-to-frontend-without-the-duct-tape) - [Nest.js - TypeScript in the backend can also be clean](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1033-nest-js-typescript-in-the-backend-can-also-be-clean) - [Coffee with Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/341-coffee-with-developers) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Software Engineer Salary London](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/252-software-engineer-salary-london) - [7 Most Popular Web Developer Jobs in Europe](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/163-7-most-popular-web-developer-jobs-in-europe) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated)