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Outreach

Staff Software Engineer - Sync CRM (Backend - 5 to 9 years)

๐Ÿ•’ yesterday
Outreach๐Ÿ‘ฅ 501 - 1000 employees๐Ÿข Computer Software

Design, build, and maintain scalable backend systems for a bi-directional CRM data integration platform, shaping architecture and technical decisions while improving reliability, performance, and code quality.

Backend DevelopmentGolangSoftware ArchitectureDesign Patterns
ServiceNow

Sr Staff Software Engineer- Access Security - Veza

๐Ÿ•’ 3 days ago
ServiceNow๐Ÿ‘ฅ 10,000+ employees๐Ÿข Computer Software

Architect and deliver AI-powered access security features, building scalable backend services that help enterprises detect risky access, prioritize remediation, and improve identity intelligence and reliability.

GolangPythonJavaAI/ML Integration
ALTEN

Tech Lead Sรฉnior Java / Vue.js - dominante back (H/F)

๐Ÿ•’ 4 days ago
ALTEN๐Ÿ‘ฅ 10,000+ employees๐Ÿข Information Technology And Services

Lead the technical delivery of a business application, designing and developing back-end-focused Java and Vue.js solutions while guiding developers and improving architecture, quality, and DevOps practices.

JavaSpring BootVue.jsMicroservices
Coinbase

Staff Software Engineer, Backend - FinHub (Transfers)

๐Ÿ•’ 4 days ago
Coinbase๐Ÿ‘ฅ 1001 - 5000 employees๐Ÿข Financial Services

Own the architecture and evolution of high-scale systems moving crypto and fiat funds, leading cross-team initiatives to improve reliability, scalability, and financial integrity for millions of customers.

Backend ProgrammingGoRubyPython
2K

Lead Backend Engineer

๐Ÿ•’ 4 days ago
2K๐Ÿ‘ฅ 1001 - 5000 employees๐Ÿข Computer Games

Lead backend engineering for studio-hosted game services, managing engineers while owning service architecture, infrastructure, production operations, and technical decisions for a live game.

C#PythonGoDistributed Systems
Docker

Staff Software Engineer, AI Gateway

๐Ÿ•’ 4 days ago
Docker๐Ÿ‘ฅ 501 - 1000 employees๐Ÿข Computer Software

Set technical direction and build secure, scalable AI Gateway infrastructure, including model and tool routing, policy enforcement, credential management, and observability for production agent applications.

Backend EngineeringDistributed SystemsCloud-native InfrastructureAPI Design
Affirm

Senior Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Cards)

๐Ÿ•’ 6 days ago
Affirm๐Ÿ‘ฅ 1001 - 5000 employees๐Ÿข Financial Services

As a Senior Staff Software Engineer, you will define the technical direction and lead initiatives in the Cards team, driving architectural improvements and fostering a culture of technical excellence.

AIBackend ArchitectureTechnical StrategyCross-functional Collaboration

Build scalable backend infrastructure for an AI security product, developing services and APIs that monitor AI assets, assess risks, and deliver actionable insights while enforcing security policies.

Node.jsTypeScriptBackend DevelopmentDatabase Management
Chainguard

Staff Software Engineer (Customer Platform)

๐Ÿ•’ 6 days ago
Chainguard๐Ÿ‘ฅ 201 - 500 employees๐Ÿข Computer And Network Security๐Ÿค B2B

Own and evolve customer-facing platform services, designing Go APIs and backend systems for entitlements, policies, and onboarding while guiding integrations and technical direction across engineering teams.

GoREST APIsGrpcAPI Design

Architect and build real-time distributed backend systems for a command-and-control platform coordinating heterogeneous aircraft, processing high-throughput telemetry, and operating through intermittent communications.

Backend SystemsDistributed SystemsReal-time SystemsEvent-driven Systems
GitLab

Staff Software Engineer, Security Factory: Static Analysis

๐Ÿ•’ 10 days ago
GitLab๐Ÿ‘ฅ 1001 - 5000 employees๐Ÿข IT Services And IT Consulting๐Ÿค B2B

As a Staff Backend Engineer on GitLab's Security Factory: Code Scanning team, you will set the technical direction for the static analysis engine that helps developers identify and resolve security issues in their code.

๐Ÿ“ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada +3 - Remote?๐Ÿ’ฐ $152.8k - $259.2k / year๐Ÿ’ผ Full-Time๐ŸŽบ Lead๐Ÿ”Ž Backend Engineer
RustGoRubyStatic Analysis
Affirm

Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Fraud Decisioning)

๐Ÿ•’ 10 days ago
Affirm๐Ÿ‘ฅ 1001 - 5000 employees๐Ÿข Financial Services

Lead projects on the Fraud Decisioning team by building tools and systems to enhance fraud-fighting capabilities while mentoring engineers and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Software EngineeringLeadershipMentoringSystem Architecture
Goteleport

Staff Backend Engineer - Performance - US

๐Ÿ•’ 11 days ago
Goteleport๐Ÿ‘ฅ 201 - 500 employees๐Ÿข Computer Software

Lead development of Teleportโ€™s backend performance and scalability work, building reliable distributed systems in Go and partnering with customers and engineering teams to diagnose and resolve issues.

GoDistributed SystemsSystems EngineeringPerformance Optimization
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Staff Backend Engineer - Search Features & APIs (SABR)

๐Ÿ•’ 11 days ago
function Object() { [native code] }๐Ÿ‘ฅ 201 - 500 employees๐Ÿข Computer Software

As a Staff Backend Engineer, you will lead the technical direction of services, focusing on architecture, performance, and reliability while mentoring other engineers.

PythonBackend ServicesHigh-traffic SystemsLow-latency Services
Uberall

Lead (Backend) Software Engineer

๐Ÿ•’ 18 days ago
Uberall๐Ÿ‘ฅ 201 - 500 employees๐Ÿข Computer Software

As Backend Engineering Lead, you will provide technical leadership while shaping the architecture of AI-search products and guiding the engineering team's growth and effectiveness.

Backend EngineeringTechnical LeadershipLLMsGenerative AI
Affirm

Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Identity Decisioning)

๐Ÿ•’ 21 days ago
Affirm๐Ÿ‘ฅ 1001 - 5000 employees๐Ÿข Financial Services

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Identity team, you will set technical strategy, collaborate across teams, and ensure the operational excellence of backend systems for identity decisioning.

Backend DevelopmentTechnical StrategyCollaborationMonitoring And Alerting
Affirm

Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Identity Decisioning)

๐Ÿ•’ 21 days ago
Affirm๐Ÿ‘ฅ 1001 - 5000 employees๐Ÿข Financial Services

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Identity team, you will set technical strategy, collaborate across teams, and ensure the operational excellence of identity decisioning systems.

PythonKotlinAWSMySQL
Grafana Labs

Staff Backend Software Engineer - Loki | Singapore | Remote

๐Ÿ•’ 27 days ago
Grafana Labs๐Ÿ‘ฅ 1001 - 5000 employees๐Ÿข Computer Software

As a Staff Backend Software Engineer, you will design, build, and maintain critical systems, ensuring their reliability and performance while contributing to an open-source culture.

GoPythonC++Rust
Grafana Labs

Staff Backend Software Engineer - Loki | Australia | Remote

๐Ÿ•’ 27 days ago
Grafana Labs๐Ÿ‘ฅ 1001 - 5000 employees๐Ÿข Computer Software

As a Staff Backend Software Engineer, you will design, build, and maintain critical systems, ensuring their reliability and performance while mentoring team members and driving projects from ideation to operations.

GoPythonC++Rust
OneDome

Lead Backend Engineer

๐Ÿ•’ 27 days ago
OneDome๐Ÿ‘ฅ 51 - 200 employees๐Ÿข Financial Services

Lead Backend Engineer responsible for developing and maintaining a Java Spring-based platform, leading teams, and enhancing customer experience in a fintech/proptech environment.

JavaSpring FrameworkSpring BootSpring Cloud
GitLab

Staff Backend Engineer, Core DevOps

๐Ÿ“… Sep 18
GitLab๐Ÿ‘ฅ 1001 - 5000 employees๐Ÿข IT Services And IT Consulting๐Ÿค B2B

As a Staff Backend Engineer on the Core DevOps team, you will lead backend initiatives, modernize systems, and set standards to enhance quality and efficiency across teams.

Backend ArchitectureModular SystemsAPIsService Platforms
Blend360

Lead Backend Data Engineer

๐Ÿ“… Sep 17
Blend360๐Ÿ‘ฅ 501 - 1000 employees๐Ÿข Information Technology And Services

Design and build scalable backend systems using Java, lead architecture for distributed systems, and mentor engineers while managing big data pipelines and containerized workloads.

JavaDistributed SystemsConcurrency PatternsMulti-threading
Blend360

Lead Backend Data Engineer

๐Ÿ“… Sep 17
Blend360๐Ÿ‘ฅ 501 - 1000 employees๐Ÿข Information Technology And Services

Lead the design and implementation of scalable backend systems using Java, while mentoring engineers and optimizing data processing pipelines in a dynamic environment.

JavaDistributed SystemsMulti-threadingConcurrency Patterns
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