# Experienced Software Engineer

**Company:** [Stytch](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/stytch)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $185k – $225k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Go, Node.js, TypeScript, React, Kubernetes, AWS, gRPC, Protobufs, Next.js
**Posted:** 2025-05-06

> Builds and architects reliable backend services and improves systems using Go, Node.js, and TypeScript. Mentors engineers, shapes team roadmap, and collaborates on critical product projects in a hybrid SF Bay Area role requiring 5+ years experience.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Architect solutions across the technology stack
- Oversee design and execution of team projects
- Work on critical projects on the product roadmap
- Build new, highly reliable services for customers
- Improve existing systems for performance, reliability, and security
- Partner with manager to build team roadmap
- Partner with product to prioritize and ship work
- Mentor and grow engineers
- Shape team culture through recruiting and processes

## Requirements
- 5+ years as a backend or backend-leaning full-stack engineer
- Familiarity with frontend (ability to debug as needed)
- Familiarity with **Go**, **Node.js**, **TypeScript**, **React**

## Tech Stack
- **Go** for backend services
- **Node** and **TypeScript** for web services
- **Next.js** and **React/TypeScript** on frontend
- **AWS** with **Kubernetes**
- **gRPC** and **protobufs** for internal communication

## Compensation
Expected base salary **$185,000-$225,000** (not inclusive of equity, health care, time off, paid parental leave, etc.)

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