Senior Staff Engineer — Remote Cloud-Native GraphQL Backend

TalentOla; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in the United States is seeking a Sr Staff Engineer Software (IC4b) to drive technical leadership and hands-on engineering efforts. In this remote role, you will design services, develop APIs, and enhance platform infrastructure. The ideal candidate has over 8 years of experience in backend services and strong skills in TypeScript, GraphQL, and AWS, complemented by a relevant degree. Join us to contribute to impactful projects and lead engineering teams.

Qualifications

• 8+ years building distributed backend services; 3+ years with TypeScript/Node.js in production.
• Deep experience with GraphQL, AWS, and event streams.
• Solid security and compliance chops: OAuth2/OIDC, least‑privilege IAM.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement services in TypeScript/Node.
• Architect platform‑level services and improve systems for resilience.
• Drive alignment on technical strategy and execution with clear communication.

Skills

TypeScript

GraphQL

Node.js

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field

Tools

PostgreSQL

Terraform

JIRA

Job description

A leading technology company in the United States is seeking a Sr Staff Engineer Software (IC4b) to drive technical leadership and hands-on engineering efforts. In this remote role, you will design services, develop APIs, and enhance platform infrastructure. The ideal candidate has over 8 years of experience in backend services and strong skills in TypeScript, GraphQL, and AWS, complemented by a relevant degree. Join us to contribute to impactful projects and lead engineering teams.