Remote Staff Backend Engineer – Scalable AI-Driven Systems

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 185,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

AI projects

Cross-functional team

Architectural excellence

Growth opportunities

Challenging problems

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Staff Software Engineer - Backend to join a leader in the Consumer Technology space. The role focuses on shaping backend architecture for AI-driven experiences, with emphasis on reliability, scalability, and security.

You will collaborate with product, design, operations, and infrastructure partners to deliver high-performance systems that support critical applications and evolving customer needs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience architecting high-performance distributed systems.
• Advanced programming skills in Golang, Node.js, or React.
• Strong focus on security, reliability, and scalability in system design.
• Experience with SDLC best practices and CI/CD for high-quality code.

Responsibilities

• Navigate ambiguity to solve complex problems in new areas
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align architectural goals
• Contribute to defining technical direction and establishing best practices
• Build and deploy responsive solutions that meet customer needs quickly
• Partner with product and design teams to enhance scalable applications
• Drive application reliability by collaborating with Operations and Infrastructure
• Design, develop, test, and debug high-performance software for critical applications

Skills

Distributed systems

Golang

Node.js

React

System design

CI/CD

Job description

Ladders is seeking a Staff Software Engineer - Backend to join a leader in the Consumer Technology space. The role focuses on shaping backend architecture for AI-driven experiences, with emphasis on reliability, scalability, and security.

You will collaborate with product, design, operations, and infrastructure partners to deliver high-performance systems that support critical applications and evolving customer needs.