Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Marketplace/App Experience)
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JobgetherMarketplace/E-commerce
Based in United StatesFull-TimeStaff
SalaryUSA Pacific locations: $230,000 - $290,000 annually. Other U.S. locations: $204,000 - $264,000 annually.
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Job Details
- Experience
- 8+ years
- Required Skills
- AWSPythonKotlinKubernetesMySQLSparkDistributed Systems
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience designing, developing, and launching backend systems using technologies such as Python, Kotlin, or similar programming languages.
- Proven experience building highly available distributed systems using technologies such as AWS, MySQL, Spark, Kubernetes, or comparable platforms.
- Experience developing consumer experiences with modern UI frameworks such as React is preferred.
- 2+ years of experience working with search systems, recommendation engines, or related discovery technologies.
- Demonstrated ability to lead major technical initiatives, define execution strategies, and deliver complex system improvements.
- Strong understanding of software architecture, system design, scalability, and engineering best practices.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and move effectively between low-level implementation details and large-scale system architecture.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across global engineering and cross-functional teams.
- Experience mentoring engineers and influencing technical direction beyond individual contributions.
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.
Responsibilities
- Define and drive technical strategy for the team, connecting long-term engineering goals with high-impact business initiatives.
- Design, develop, and launch scalable backend systems that support marketplace experiences and platform growth.
- Lead architecture decisions, identify technical risks and trade-offs, and establish sustainable engineering solutions.
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, analysts, and engineering teams throughout the product development lifecycle.
- Build and improve highly available distributed systems with strong focus on reliability, scalability, and performance.
- Establish engineering best practices through code reviews, technical documentation, design standards, and knowledge sharing.
- Own team operational excellence by implementing monitoring, alerting, testing strategies, incident processes, and reliability practices.
- Contribute directly to complex engineering projects, including major feature development, system improvements, and platform modernization.
- Mentor engineers by providing technical guidance, feedback, and support for professional growth.
- Promote a culture of quality, ownership, and continuous improvement across engineering teams.
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