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AbbVie Hybrid Salt Lake City, UT
Posted 2 hours ago

Allergan Aesthetics is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to drive architecture, mentor engineers, and build scalable, consumer-facing features for the Allē platform in Salt Lake City.

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Lead the design and scaling of high-throughput backend services for a major productivity platform using Node.js, PostgreSQL, and containerized architectures.

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Skylight is hiring a seasoned backend engineer to design, build, and own reliable, scalable backend systems and APIs that power beloved family-focused products.

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Hatch Hybrid No location specified
Posted 4 days ago

Lead the architecture and implementation of large-scale backend systems and LLM-driven agents at a high-growth AI customer-service startup headquartered in NYC with remote options in Austin.

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Cofactr Hybrid United States
Posted 5 days ago

Cofactr is hiring a Staff Engineer to lead full-stack architecture and deliver high-impact SaaS features using React/TypeScript and Python/Postgres in a fast-moving startup.

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Posted 5 days ago

Pearl Health is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to lead architecture and delivery of scalable, data-intensive healthcare systems across backend, frontend, and cloud infrastructure.

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Experienced backend engineer needed to lead design and delivery of scalable APIs, event-driven systems, and integrations for a fast-paced product organization operating across cloud and distributed platforms.

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Lead the design and delivery of scalable payments and subscription systems at Quizlet as a Staff Software Engineer, working across backend and user-facing payment flows to support millions of users.

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Experienced backend engineer needed to lead search and discovery infrastructure improvements at Quizlet, focusing on scalability, performance, and engineering best practices.

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Posted 7 days ago

Senior engineering leader needed to architect and deliver scalable backend and distributed systems while guiding multiple teams in a fully remote US role.

FM Hybrid JOHNSTON, Rhode Island
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Redbook (part of Patterson Companies) is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to lead technical projects and scale a modern ag‑tech platform used by feedyards across the U.S.

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Staff Software Engineer needed to lead architecture and development of student-focused web applications and APIs at a mission-driven, high-growth education technology company.

Posted 7 days ago

Lead the design and delivery of core backend platform services using Python, GraphQL, AWS/Terraform, and CI/CD to support product teams at a rapidly scaling, AI-driven life insurance startup.

Finvari is hiring a Staff Software Engineer to lead backend and full-stack development of its serverless payments platform for construction finance teams.

Lead engineering for a new line of business as the technical founder/CTO within a startup‑in‑a‑startup at a rapidly scaling, well‑funded insurer using AI and crypto innovations.

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Posted 8 days ago

Experienced backend engineer sought to lead the design and delivery of scalable Java microservices and data platform features for analytics and observability in a fully remote California role.

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Posted 8 days ago

Lead backend architecture and implementation for a remote-first engineering team building scalable APIs, event-driven systems, and cloud-native infrastructure that integrate AI/ML workflows.

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Posted 8 days ago

Experienced backend/infra engineer needed to lead technical architecture and delivery for a mission-driven life sciences platform in a remote-first, early-stage startup.

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A partner company is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to provide technical leadership, design scalable distributed systems, and lead multi-team delivery across a remote US engineering organization.

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Posted 10 days ago

Work on Whatnot's Python backend and storage platforms to scale core services, improve runtime and storage performance, and embed reliability and observability across the platform.

FM Hybrid JOHNSTON, Rhode Island
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Lead the design and delivery of AI-enabled platform systems and internal automations at a remote-first proptech company, driving measurable operational impact across the business.

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Posted 11 days ago

An analytics/observability-focused company is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to lead backend architecture and delivery of scalable data services while working remotely from California.

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Posted 11 days ago

Lead the architecture and delivery of a data-intensive provider analytics platform at Zocdoc, building tools that enable thousands of healthcare practices to make data-driven decisions.

Posted 11 days ago

An early engineering leader role responsible for architecting and owning the backend systems that power Bond Studio AI’s real-time design, specification, and ordering platform.

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Senior-level backend engineer needed to design and productionize foundational systems and experimentation strategies for Spotify's Home personalization platform.

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Quizlet is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead architecture for identity, messaging, and trust & safety platforms from its San Francisco office.

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Lead architecture and development of large-scale, AI-driven payment integrity systems at Machinify as a Senior Staff/Principal Software Engineer working remotely across the US.

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Valon Hybrid No location specified
Posted 13 days ago

Lead Valon’s flagship iOS product efforts—owning architecture, performance, and compliance to deliver a polished mobile experience for mortgage borrowers at a high-growth Series C fintech.

Lead the design and development of scalable, secure platform services and developer experience tooling at Assured to accelerate product teams and modernize claims processing.

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Posted 13 days ago

Puzzle is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to architect and build scalable backend systems that power its real-time fintech accounting platform.

FM Hybrid NORWOOD, Massachusetts
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Coinbase is hiring a Senior Staff Backend Engineer to define FinHub's technical vision, architect ultra‑low latency scalable systems, and lead cross‑functional initiatives at enterprise scale.

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Palo Alto Networks seeks a Senior Staff Engineer to design and scale backend systems for Prisma AIRS, delivering robust AI security capabilities from development through runtime.

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Lead backend platform development for Prisma AIRS at Palo Alto Networks, designing and operating scalable production services that secure AI-driven applications.

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ServiceNow Hybrid 4810 Eastgate Mall, San Diego, CALIFORNIA, United States
Posted 19 days ago
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Architect and implement scalable stream-processing and full-stack platform solutions (Java backend, modern JavaScript frontend) to power ServiceNow’s Kafka-based integrations and enterprise applications.

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Lead backend engineering for Prisma AIRS at Palo Alto Networks, building scalable, production-ready services that secure AI models across development and runtime.

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Posted 20 days ago

Giga seeks an experienced Staff Backend Engineer to design and scale high‑performance backend systems for AI agents used by major B2C customers, working full-time in our San Francisco office.

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Posted 20 days ago

Lead the modernization and architecture of high-throughput backend services using Java and Spring Boot for a regulated, remote-first crypto platform.

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Visa Hybrid Austin, TX
Posted 20 days ago

Visa is hiring a Staff Software Engineer in Austin to design and deliver highly available, low-latency backend services for global payment platforms using Java and modern distributed-system technologies.

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Zūm Hybrid Hybrid Remote/ Redwood City, CA
Posted 21 days ago

Zum is seeking an experienced Senior Technical Recruiter to lead full-cycle hiring for senior backend and engineering roles while building scalable processes at its Redwood Shores HQ.

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Posted 22 days ago

Rover is hiring a Staff Engineer on the Payments team in Seattle to lead design and delivery of scalable, reliable payments and accounting systems that power the marketplace.

Posted 22 days ago

Experienced full-stack engineer needed to design and scale backend systems and ship meaningful features for Campus’s hybrid New York engineering team.

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Samsara Hybrid Remote - CA; San Francisco - SF9
Posted 22 days ago
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Lead a small engineering team at Samsara to design and ship scalable IoT and equipment-monitoring software, contributing hands-on to architecture, code, and customer-facing solutions.

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SignalFire is building a talent pipeline of Staff Software Engineers for VC-backed early-stage startups seeking experienced engineers to design scalable systems and drive core product initiatives.

MLabs Hybrid No location specified
Posted 23 days ago

Lead the design and scaling of high-performance REST APIs for a rapidly growing DeFi social trading platform used by millions of users.

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Samsara Hybrid Remote - SF Bay Area
Posted 23 days ago
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Experienced engineering leader sought to drive architecture, ship scalable systems, and grow a high-performing team for Samsara’s Connected Operations Cloud.

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Posted 24 days ago

Lead the architecture and delivery of scalable, low-latency backend services as a Staff Backend Engineer on a US remote team supporting high-throughput, real-time applications.

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Notabene Hybrid No location specified
Posted 24 days ago

Notabene is hiring a Staff Backend Engineer to architect and scale the core transaction-processing microservices that power secure, high-throughput crypto transaction workflows.

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Posted 24 days ago
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Lead the design and implementation of scalable GenAI backend systems at Airbnb to transform customer support workflows and enable AI-augmented experiences for support ambassadors.

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Grafana Labs seeks a Staff Backend Engineer to lead development of scalable synthetics and k6-based monitoring services for Grafana Cloud while collaborating across product, engineering, and open-source communities.

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Quizlet seeks a Sr. Staff Software Engineer to lead the design and delivery of identity, messaging, and trust infrastructure that protects and scales for millions of learners.

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