Staff Software Engineer

Staff Backend Engineer | NYC | Up to $280k + EquityWe're working with a well-funded Series B scale-up that's raised over $60m and grown to more than 100 employees. They're hiring a Staff Backend Engineer to take a leading role in designing, building and scaling complex distributed systems and core backend infrastructure. This is a highly technical, hands-on position for an engineer with a strong track record of designing and scaling complex production systems, who can drive architectural decisions and influence engineering direction across the organisation. You'll join a small team of 3 senior engineers within a wider engineering organisation of 50, responsible for building and scaling the core backend systems that support the business, with significant autonomy and ownership. What you'll be working onLeading the architecture and development of complex, large-scale distributed systems. Designing high-volume data ingestion pipelines and processing architectures. Building scalable asynchronous systems, including event-driven workflows, queues and background processing. Architecting high-throughput APIs, database systems and data models. Designing reliable messaging, notification and external integration infrastructure. Setting technical direction, making key architectural decisions and mentoring senior engineers. Identifying and addressing scalability, reliability and performance challenges across core backend systems. What they're looking for 10+ years of software engineering experience, with a proven track record operating at Staff Engineer level or equivalent. Extensive experience architecting and delivering complex, large-scale backend systems in production. Deep understanding of distributed systems, asynchronous architectures and high-throughput data processing. Strong proficiency in at least two of TypeScript, Python and Go. Experience designing systems across SQL and NoSQL databases. Demonstrated ability to make high-impact architectural decisions and drive technical direction independently. Strong hands-on engineering skills, with a preference for building and shipping rather than purely overseeing architecture. Regular use of AI coding tools as part of your development workflow. What's on offer Up to $280k base + equity. Lower Manhattan, NYC (hybrid – 3 days/week).Fully covered healthcare option. Unlimited PTO.Annual learning and development allowance.