Staff Software Engineer, Backend

Accountabilities

• Design, build, and scale backend systems, APIs, and services that support a developer-focused integration platform.
• Develop high-quality developer interfaces, including APIs, SDKs, user interfaces, and backend runtimes that deliver an excellent developer experience.
• Own critical engineering initiatives end-to-end, from ideation and technical design through implementation, deployment, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate directly with developer customers to understand integration challenges, troubleshoot complex issues, and translate feedback into product improvements.
• Optimize backend services for performance, scalability, reliability, and operational resilience as usage grows.
• Influence the technical roadmap and broader product strategy through strong ownership of architectural and engineering decisions.
• Contribute to and maintain open-source projects, engaging with the developer community and improving the platform based on real-world needs.
• Provide technical leadership through thoughtful design decisions, pragmatic problem-solving, incident participation, and support for other engineers.
• Help shape engineering practices and standards while maintaining a strong focus on developer experience and product outcomes.

Requirements

• 10+ years of backend software engineering experience for a Staff-level position, with a demonstrated ability to build and scale high-traffic production systems.
• Deep expertise in backend engineering, developer infrastructure, APIs, databases, and performance-critical systems.
• Strong hands-on experience with Node.js and modern backend technologies and architectures.
• Proven experience designing scalable, reliable, and maintainable backend services and distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of API design, developer tooling, software architecture, and best practices for building excellent developer experiences.
• A genuine interest in developer infrastructure, integrations, open-source software, and improving developer workflows.
• Strong product mindset and developer empathy, with the ability to connect technical decisions to customer and business outcomes.
• Experience working directly with customers or users to investigate technical challenges and develop effective solutions.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• High ownership, autonomy, and reliability, with the ability to make sound decisions and navigate ambiguity in a fast-moving startup environment.
• Pragmatic, positive, and low-ego approach to teamwork, including a willingness to step in during incidents and help unblock colleagues.
• Comfortable working effectively in a remote-first, distributed environment.
• Availability to work from the Netherlands or another eligible location within Europe, North America, or LATAM.

Benefits

• Competitive Staff-level compensation of $140,000–$220,000, adjusted according to location.
• Equity participation, giving you an opportunity to share in the long-term value you help create.
• Remote-first work across eligible locations in Europe, North America, and LATAM.
• Significant autonomy and ownership over technical decisions, product direction, and engineering execution.
• Opportunity to work directly on developer infrastructure and integrations used by hundreds of paying customers.
• Exposure to open-source development and an active developer community.
• Close collaboration with an experienced engineering team in a high-growth startup environment.
• Opportunity to directly influence the roadmap, product specifications, and overall technical strategy.