Staff Backend Developer

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Staff Backend Developer to lead a high-impact platform transformation involving large-scale API rewrites, third-party vendor integrations, and backend architecture modernization.

This is a strategic engineering role with ownership over core domains such as pricing, inventory, search, and platform infrastructure. You will help establish the backend as the single source of truth, consolidating business logic currently distributed across frontend and multiple services.

Why This Role Matters

Our engineering organization is undertaking a major architectural reset to improve scalability, reliability, and development velocity. Pricing and inventory systems are currently fragmented, making changes risky and slowing product delivery.

As a Staff Engineer, you will:

Define backend architecture and technical standards

Drive API redesign and service consolidation

Lead integrations with multiple external vendors

Improve observability, reliability, and operational excellence

Mentor engineers and influence technical direction across multiple teams

Key Responsibilities

Architect and build scalable backend systems using Ruby on Rails or Node.js

Design robust APIs and backend services for complex business domains

Consolidate pricing and inventory logic into a unified backend platform

Establish API contracts, coding standards, and observability practices

Lead technical decision-making and mentor engineering teams

Build reliable production systems with strong operational ownership

Collaborate with product, data, and platform teams to accelerate delivery

Required Skills

Strong experience with Ruby on Rails or Node.js

Proven experience operating at Staff Engineer or senior technical leadership level

Deep expertise in backend architecture, API design, and distributed systems

Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL and MongoDB

Strong AWS cloud experience

Experience with Docker, containerized services, and AWS ECS

Operational ownership of production systems, including monitoring and incident response

Industry

Events Services