Senior Backend Engineer — Scale-Driven Microservices Lead

Embakire Workforce; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

A leading cloud-native SaaS company is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer in San Francisco to design resilient backend systems and APIs. This role involves driving architecture decisions, coding best practices, and mentoring engineers. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience with backend systems and cloud platforms. The company offers competitive compensation, a hybrid work model, and a culture focused on growth and mentorship.

Qualifications

• 5+ years building backend systems.
• Experience with cloud platforms and container orchestration.
• Strong knowledge of REST/GraphQL API design.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement microservices and backend APIs.
• Drive architecture decisions across the stack.
• Lead code reviews and establish best practices.

Skills

Backend systems in production

Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Microservices architecture

CI/CD pipelines

Tools

Python

Java

Go

Terraform

Kubernetes

Job description

A leading cloud-native SaaS company is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer in San Francisco to design resilient backend systems and APIs. This role involves driving architecture decisions, coding best practices, and mentoring engineers. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience with backend systems and cloud platforms. The company offers competitive compensation, a hybrid work model, and a culture focused on growth and mentorship.