Member of Technical Staff, Back-end & API
Builds and maintains high-scale backend systems handling millions of daily requests and stewards developer-friendly APIs. Requires deep expertise in distributed systems, databases, scalable design, and API ergonomics.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain backend that handles millions of custom requests daily.
- Ensure backend is reliable, performant, and exceeds customer expectations as we scale.
- Steward the API to make it developer-friendly and easy to integrate.
Requirements
- Deep intuition on distributed systems, databases, maintainable code design, and API design.
- Ability to reason about trade-offs between speed, scalability, and developer ergonomics.
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Generous equity
- Visa sponsorships
- 401K plans
- Daily lunch & office snacks
- Dinner at the office
- Unlimited vacation
- Caltrain pass reimbursement
Skills
Distributed Systems, Databases, API Design, Backend Development, Scalability, Maintainable Code
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