Staff Backend Product Software Engineer

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are currently looking for a Staff Backend Product Software Engineer in United States.

This role offers a unique opportunity to lead and shape the technical direction of high-impact backend systems that serve millions of users. You will own complex, ambiguous problem spaces, translating them into clear technical roadmaps while driving delivery across multiple engineering teams. The position requires hands-on coding, architectural leadership, and mentorship of senior engineers, ensuring high standards of reliability, scalability, and maintainability. You will influence company-wide engineering decisions, optimize core systems, and contribute to long-term strategies that improve user experiences. Collaboration with product, analytics, and cross-functional teams is essential to align engineering outcomes with business objectives. This role provides the chance to have a measurable impact on major projects, shaping the future of the product and engineering organization.

• Lead technical delivery for a team of 12–20 engineers, ensuring successful execution of high-impact initiatives.
• Define and drive technical direction in collaboration with Product Management, acting as the primary responsible individual for critical objectives.
• Solve large, ambiguous backend and product challenges that affect company-wide outcomes.
• Write high-quality, maintainable code and contribute to the most complex system components.
• Architect scalable and reliable systems that support new product capabilities for millions of users.
• Influence cross-team roadmaps and decisions, fostering collaboration and breaking down silos.
• Mentor and coach senior engineers, raising technical standards and promoting best practices in a virtual-first environment.

Requirements:

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum of 12 years of experience as a software engineer, with a strong record in consumer-facing products.
• Deep expertise across multiple technical areas such as backend services, databases, concurrency, search, storage, mobile, frontend, or modern ML/LLM APIs.
• Proven ability to lead technical teams in delivering complex, high-impact projects.
• Hands-on coding experience and ability to design and implement foundational system components.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to influence across teams and organizational levels.
• Experience with large-scale, user-facing systems and understanding of operational excellence, reliability, and scalability.
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities, with a focus on long-term impact.
• Preferred: experience designing and implementing consumer onboarding or activation flows on web platforms.

Benefits:

• Competitive total compensation with salary range $198,600–$302,200 USD depending on location.
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage with employer contributions.
• Generous paid time-off policies, including vacation, holidays, and parental leave.
• Professional development and training opportunities to enhance career growth.
• Flexible remote work setup and virtual-first environment.
• Access to wellness resources and mental health support programs.
• Opportunities to work on high-impact projects that influence millions of users.