Staff / Senior Backend Engineer (SaaS) $180K - $230K Remote US

GroRapid Labs; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 100,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company is seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to enhance their backend infrastructure. You will work alongside a senior team to develop scalable systems, engage in architecture decisions, and mentor fellow engineers while impacting products used by thousands.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of backend engineering experience.
• Strong technical judgment and mentoring ability.
• Experience with AWS services and coding practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable backend systems.
• Mentor engineers and improve workflows.
• Lead long-term projects and DevOps decisions.

Skills

Backend Engineering

AWS Services

Node.js

TypeScript

Mentoring

Data Systems Scaling

Job description

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We're building a system that takes repetitive sales work — like data entry, lead creation, and pipeline updates — off people's plates. No code, no APIs, no regex. Just a few clicks and plain English.

We're looking for a Staff Backend Engineer to help scale the backend infrastructure that powers this. You'll work on real-world automation challenges and lead backend architecture as we grow.

We're building a system that takes repetitive sales work — like data entry, lead creation, and pipeline updates — off people's plates. No code, no APIs, no regex. Just a few clicks and plain English.

We're looking for a Staff Backend Engineer to help scale the backend infrastructure that powers this. You'll work on real-world automation challenges and lead backend architecture as we grow.

What you'll do

• Design and build scalable, reliable backend systems using a modern serverless stack.
• Work directly with the founders and senior engineers to make architecture and product decisions.
• Mentor engineers , review code, and raise the bar on quality and performance.
• Lead long-term projects from planning through launch — with clear milestones and tradeoffs.
• Own DevOps and infrastructure decisions — make sure things run smoothly in production.
• Write clean, tested code and take responsibility for what you ship

What we're looking for

• 10+ years of backend engineering experience , including database design and scaling systems.
• Strong technical judgment — you can spot risks, call out tradeoffs, and keep things simple.
• A track record of mentoring engineers and improving team workflows.
• Experience working with AWS services like Lambda, AppSync, API Gateway, DynamoDB, and IAM.
• Solid with Node.js, TypeScript , and comfortable writing tests with tools like Jest or Playwright.
• You're thoughtful about technical debt — and know when to avoid it or contain it.
• You care about building useful, reliable software more than chasing hype.

Nice to have

• Experience building GraphQL APIs or similar systems.
• Familiar with Auth systems like Cognito, Okta, or Auth0.
• Worked on Chrome extensions , or complex frontend / backend integrations.
• Exposure to LLM or vector search systems in production.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code , like CDK or Serverless Framework.
• Comfortable jumping into the frontend when needed (React, Vue, etc.).

Why this role

• You'll be joining a small, senior team that values clarity, ownership, and impact
• Your work will be used every day by 900K+ sales reps at companies like Salesforce, Lockheed Martin, Klaviyo, and PIMCO.
• There's room to shape the product and the backend stack — not just ship tickets.

Seniority level

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

Software Development

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