Senior/Staff Backend Engineer
Description For Senior/Staff Backend Engineer
Air is revolutionizing creative team workflows with their Creative Ops System, backed by over $70M in funding from prestigious investors including Tiger Global and Slack Ventures. As a Senior/Staff Backend Engineer, you'll join a dynamic team focused on building and scaling their distributed web application. The role demands expertise in TypeScript and Node.js, working within AWS infrastructure. You'll be instrumental in developing the backend codebase and desktop sync engine, while collaborating closely with the CTO and senior engineering team. The position offers comprehensive benefits, competitive compensation ($146,000-$264,000), and the flexibility of remote work. The ideal candidate brings 8+ years of backend experience, strong architectural skills, and a passion for building scalable solutions. Air values diversity and seeks individuals who can contribute unique perspectives to their world-class business.
Responsibilities For Senior/Staff Backend Engineer
- Contribute to and evolve a scalable and reliable distributed web application
- Implement efficient data storage and retrieval strategies
- Design solutions with high availability and fault tolerance in mind
- Strive for quality and efficiency in all phases of the development lifecycle
- Collaborate with stakeholders across the company
- Identify bottlenecks and proposal solutions that can drive the company forward
- Mentor and help in the growth of junior members of the team
- Foster more and higher-level involvement across different parts of the product
Requirements For Senior/Staff Backend Engineer
- 8+ years of backend experience working on large-scale distributed web applications
- Capable of working on a stateful and event-driven client-side application
- Understands the nuances of API design with an API-first mindset
- Contextual insight around shifting QA and Security to the left
- Comfortable with event-driven and service-oriented architectures
- Experience driving complex architectural transformation from start to finish
- Deep understanding of cloud-based services from AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.
- Experience leading projects while balancing both business and technical constraints
Benefits For Senior/Staff Backend Engineer
- 90% contribution to medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 75% contribution to dependent coverage
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- One Medical membership
- Work from home stipend
- Professional development reimbursement
- Unlimited vacation days
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