# Staff Software Engineer, Backend

**Company:** [GlossGenius](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/glossgenius)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $241k – $284k/yr
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** Kotlin, TypeScript, AWS, Kubernetes, Ai Models, LLMs, Github Copilot, Claude Code
**Posted:** 2026-06-05

> Staff Backend Engineer leading architecture and technical direction for AI-powered products. Owns system design, mentors engineers, and builds proof-of-concepts in Kotlin on AWS/Kubernetes.

## Job Description

## What You’ll Do
- Lead technical planning, system architecture, scaling our AI powered products and 0-to-1 product builds, weighing long-term tradeoffs with precision
- Write high-quality code and rapidly build proof-of-concepts to validate architecture options and tackle the team's most complex technical challenges
- Act as a technical mentor and accelerator for backend engineers on the team, proactively identifying systemic technical debt, resolving blockers, and raising the bar for engineering excellence
- Partner closely with Product, Design, and Engineering leadership to turn ambiguous business goals into clear, well-architected initiatives, keeping a healthy backlog of forward-looking work
- Embed cutting-edge AI workflows (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot) into your daily development practices, helping shape how our engineering organization leverages AI effectively and responsibly

## What We’re Looking For
- 7+ years of professional engineering experience, with a strong focus on web, and a track record of leading high-impact technical work
- Proven experience operating at a senior-to-staff level, with a track record of owning system design and architectural choices for high-scale or high-growth products
- Strong backend depth with Kotlin (experience with TypeScript is a plus)
- Solid understanding of modern cloud infrastructure, specifically AWS and Kubernetes
- Hands-on experience integrating AI models and LLMs into customer-facing products
- Experience working in early-stage, startup, or high-innovation environments
- Exceptional communication skills with a natural ability to collaborate closely with PMs, Designers, and other engineering teams
- Experience with or enthusiasm for AI-assisted development tools (like Claude Code) to maximize engineering velocity

## Benefits & Perks
- Flexible PTO
- Competitive health & dental insurance options, with premiums partially or fully covered by GG
- In-person opportunities that are designed to help team members foster collaboration and build community
- Fertility and adoption benefits via Carrot
- Generous, fully-paid parental leave policy
- 401k benefit - employees are eligible to contribute starting day 1 of employment
- Professional Development - employees receive a yearly stipend for approved learning and educational-related expenses
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
- Dependent Care FSA
- Home office support

The starting base salary for this role in New York is between $241,000-$284,000+ target equity + benefits.

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