Staff Software Engineer – Backend
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SleeperFantasy Sports Gaming
Remote-friendly. Preference for SF Bay Area, Los Angeles, NYC, or Pacific Northwest.Full-TimeStaff
Salary$225,000–$300,000/year
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Job Details
- Experience
- 7+ years
- Required Skills
- AWSBackend DevelopmentGraphQLSQLGCPKafkaRabbitmqNosqlRESTful APIsDistributed Systems
Requirements
- 7+ years of backend software engineering experience, including staff-level or tech lead roles.
- Proven ability to design and scale distributed systems serving millions of users.
- Strong proficiency in one or more backend languages such as Go, Python, Node.js, or Java.
- Deep knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases, caching strategies, and message queues (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ).
- Experience designing and maintaining RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs.
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP).
- Familiarity with containers (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
- Strong product mindset with a focus on user experience.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Responsibilities
- Design and build core backend systems that power Sleeper's games and real-time user experiences.
- Architect scalable, distributed systems capable of handling millions of concurrent users.
- Lead backend initiatives from concept to deployment, ensuring clean interfaces and resilient infrastructure.
- Optimize system performance and proactively address bottlenecks through monitoring and capacity planning.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, and frontend teams.
- Mentor engineers, conduct code reviews, and shape backend engineering best practices.
- Drive innovation and technical direction as a key engineering leader.
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