Staff Backend Engineer: Scale & Innovate (Remote)

Second Nature; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K Plan

Open PTO

Job summary

Second Nature is seeking a highly experienced Staff Software Engineer to lead the development of scalable software solutions. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and maintain mission-critical systems, and mentor junior engineers while shaping technology strategy.

This remote-first role is US-based, with emphasis on architecture, performance, and delivery. You will contribute to API design, system reliability, and continuous improvement, while working with

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong background in software design and architecture.
• Experience with TypeScript and Node.js.
• Experience with AWS, PostgreSQL, SQL.
• Experience using AI coding tools in daily workflow.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, architecture, and development of high-performance, scalable software systems.
• Write, test, and maintain high-quality code meeting functional and non-functional requirements.
• Contribute to architectural decisions ensuring scalability and maintainability.
• Uphold coding standards and conduct code reviews for quality.
• Analyze and resolve complex technical issues to improve performance.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers and engineers to translate requirements into solutions.
• Drive continuous improvements in code quality and development processes.
• Create and maintain architecture diagrams and API specifications.
• Participate in agile processes and stay updated with industry trends.

Skills

TypeScript

Node.js

AWS

AI coding tools

Software architecture

Problem solving

Tools

PostgreSQL

SQL

CI/CD

Job description

Second Nature is seeking a highly experienced Staff Software Engineer to lead the development of scalable software solutions. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and maintain mission-critical systems, and mentor junior engineers while shaping technology strategy.

This remote-first role is US-based, with emphasis on architecture, performance, and delivery. You will contribute to API design, system reliability, and continuous improvement, while working with