Staff Backend Engineer: Lead Scalable Systems & Reliability

Career Launch; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Launch is seeking senior staff backend engineers in New York to lead the design and delivery of reliable software systems for partner employers. You will own architecture, translate business goals into pragmatic plans, mentor engineers, and drive production systems’ reliability, security, and performance across teams.

The role requires a track record of shipping complex software, strong system design, and the ability to run ambiguous work from definition to production results.

Qualifications

• A record of shipping and operating complex software in a senior engineering role.
• Strong system design and technical judgment.
• Experience collaborating across product and business teams.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable backend services, data flows, and APIs.
• Own architecture and technical decisions for high-impact products.
• Translate business goals into engineering plans and milestones.
• Build and improve production systems focusing on reliability, security, and performance.
• Mentor engineers and improve cross-team collaboration.
• Use metrics and incident learnings to prioritize technical investments.

Job description

Career Launch is seeking senior staff backend engineers in New York to lead the design and delivery of reliable software systems for partner employers. You will own architecture, translate business goals into pragmatic plans, mentor engineers, and drive production systems’ reliability, security, and performance across teams.

The role requires a track record of shipping complex software, strong system design, and the ability to run ambiguous work from definition to production results.