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# Staff Backend Engineer

- **Company:** Recruiting from Scratch
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $200,000.0 - $240,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, User Authentication, Relational Databases, Cursor, Software Debugging, DevOps, Programming Tools, Distributed Systems, PostgreSQL, Node.Js, Performance Tuning, Software Architecture, Redis, Software Deployment, Software Engineering, TypeScript, Datadog, Autoscaling, Claude Code, AI Coding Agents, Backend, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Sentry, Etsy, Discord, Terraform, Marketplace, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** October 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/staff-backend-engineer-san-francisco-ca--76dedac0-dd6e-4430-aca3-9c55a59f4ee3

## About the Role

Startup, Sales, Authentication, Logistics, Profit & Loss, Large-Scale Systems, Customer Service Systems, Autoscaling, Microservices, Product/Service Launch, * 8-15 years of backend software engineering experience

 * Strong experience building production backend systems using Node.js and TypeScript
 * Experience building and scaling high-volume consumer-facing marketplaces or eCommerce platforms
 * Experience owning large technical initiatives from design through production deployment
 * Experience working in startup or mid-sized technology companies with significant ownership
 * Experience designing distributed systems supporting large-scale production workloads
 * Experience leading architecture modernization or microservices migrations
 * Demonstrated ownership of high-impact backend engineering initiatives

Technical Requirements

 * Strong Node.js and TypeScript engineering skills
 * Strong PostgreSQL and relational database experience
 * Experience building scalable backend APIs and distributed systems
 * Experience with AWS infrastructure and Kubernetes (EKS)
 * Experience with Docker, Terraform, Redis, and modern cloud infrastructure
 * Experience migrating monoliths to microservices
 * Strong understanding of observability using tools such as Datadog and Sentry
 * Daily user of AI coding tools such as Cursor, Claude Code, or similar developer assistants
 * Strong debugging, performance optimization, and backend engineering fundamentals
 * Strong system design and backend architecture expertise, * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field required
 * Strong academic background from a respected engineering program preferred

Soft Skills

 * Strong communication skills
 * High ownership mentality
 * Excellent collaboration across Engineering, Product, and Infrastructure teams
 * Comfortable operating in ambiguity
 * Self-directed and proactive
 * Bias toward execution
 * Startup mentality
 * Strong architectural thinking
 * Customer-first engineering mindset

## Description

* Architect and build scalable backend systems supporting a rapidly growing consumer marketplace
 * Design and implement containerized backend infrastructure using Kubernetes and AWS
 * Lead migration initiatives from monolithic architecture to modern microservices
 * Build backend services powering new marketplace categories and product launches
 * Design scalable APIs supporting high-volume consumer transactions
 * Improve platform reliability through observability, monitoring, and production engineering
 * Build distributed backend systems handling billions of monthly transactions
 * Partner closely with DevOps teams to improve scalability, deployment, and operational excellence
 * Leverage AI-powered engineering workflows using internal development tools, Cursor, and Claude Code
 * Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Business teams to define scalable technical solutions
 * Mentor engineers through technical leadership, architecture reviews, and engineering best practices
 * Own backend initiatives from architecture through production deployment, * StockX
 * Fanatics
 * DraftKings
 * Uber
 * Airbnb
 * DoorDash
 * Instacart
 * Stripe
 * Etsy
 * Whatnot
 * Discord
 * Early-stage consumer startups
 * Marketplace companies
 * High-growth B2C technology companies
 * Product engineering organizations, You'll architect scalable backend systems, modernize platform infrastructure, and launch entirely new marketplace categories while collaborating closely with engineering, product, and infrastructure teams solving challenging large-scale distributed systems problems.