Staff Software Engineer - Backend

Rise Technical Recruitment Limited; New York (NY); On-site; USD 220,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock Options

Unlimited PTO

On-Site

Training Stipend

Promotion Cycles

Long-Term Growth

Job summary

Rise Technical Recruitment Limited is seeking a Staff Software Engineer (Backend) in New York to own the booking domain and the external API used by distribution partners. You will lead architecture, drive the technical roadmap and deliver robust, scalable solutions in a stack centered on Ruby on Rails, Postgres and AWS, with Node.js also in use.

This on-site role features a four‑day working week, stock options, unlimited PTO, a training stipend, and clear pathways for promotion and long‑term

Qualifications

• Experience leading backend architecture and delivery of high‑impact systems.
• Hands-on with transactional backends and external APIs.
• Ability to own domain from design through deployment.

Responsibilities

• Own the booking domain and external API for partner integrations.
• Lead architecture, technical roadmap and hands-on backend development.
• Build reliable transactional workflows (inventory, idempotency, concurrency, webhooks).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ship features end‑to‑end.

Skills

Architecture leadership

Backend development

API design/integration

Tools

Ruby on Rails

Node.js

PostgreSQL

AWS

Job description

Salary: USD220000 - USD240000 per annum + Stock Options + Unlimited PTO

Staff Software Engineer (Backend) / Backend Staff Engineer

$220,000 - $240,000 + Stock Options + On-Site + Product Ownership + Training Stipend + Promotion Cycles + Long-Term Growth + Ulimited PTO

New York, NY (Commutable from: Jersey City, Hoboken, Newark, Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island City, Yonkers, Stamford)

Are you a BackendEngineer, Staff Engineeror Senior Software Engineer looking for real ownership of a core product, where you can lead architecture and deliver high-impact systems that directly drive growth?

On offer is a key role with a well-funded travel technology business, taking technical ownership of the booking domain and a versioned external API used by distribution partners (and authorized AI agents) to price, hold, book, modify and cancel experiences.

As a result of continued growth into new hospitality verticals, they are now looking to add a Senior engineer who can set the technical roadmap and build robust integration patterns at scale.

You will be hands‑on solving complex transactional challenges across inventory and capacity (units and time slots), idempotency, concurrency controls, retries, webhooks and failure recovery, building on a production stack centered around Ruby on Rails, Postgres, OpenSearch and AWS (with Node.js also in use).

This role would suit someone who thrives in ambiguity, enjoys leading technical direction, and wants long-term development with regular promotion cycles and support for training and certifications.

The Role:

• Own the booking domain and external API for partner integrations
• Lead architecture, technical roadmap and hands‑on backend development
• Build reliable transactional workflows (inventory, idempotency, concurrency, webhooks)
• 4 day working week: On‑site role in New York, NY (Mon-Thu, 9:30am-5:30pm)

The Person:

• Experience with transactional systems, public APIs, or integration platforms
• Hands‑on with Ruby on Rails and/or Node.js, plus Postgres and AWS
• Able to be in New York 4 days per week

The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client.

We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.