Senior Backend Engineer: Lead Scalable Systems

Career Launch

San Francisco (CA)

On-site

USD 180,000 - 270,000

Full time

14 hours ago

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Job summary

Career Launch is seeking a Staff Backend Engineer for opportunities in the San Francisco Bay Area. Partners recruit with transparent disclosure of employer, team, work arrangement, and compensation before submission.

You will design scalable backend services, own architecture, translate goals into pragmatic plans, and mentor peers while improving reliability, security, and performance. The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration with product, data, design, and GTM teams, and requires

Qualifications

Experience shipping and operating complex software in a senior role.
Strong system design, technical judgment, and written communication.
Ability to lead in fast-moving, cross-functional environments.

Responsibilities

Design scalable backend services, data flows, APIs, and reliability practices.
Own architecture and technical decisions for high-impact products and platform capabilities.
Translate business and product goals into pragmatic engineering plans and milestones.
Build, review, and improve production systems with focus on reliability, security, and performance.
Raise engineering standards through design reviews, documentation, testing, and operational discipline.
Mentor engineers and improve collaboration across product, data, design, and go-to-market teams.
Use metrics and incident learning to prioritize technical investment and reduce recurring risk.