Staff Software Engineer, Technical Lead
Technical lead building and architecting backend microservices with Node.js and Go. Requires 6+ years backend experience including 2+ years leading technical projects and mentoring engineers.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Architect and build microservices using Node.js and Go
- Build new features and services across the microservice architecture using modern technology
- Write thoughtful, quality code that is readable, testable, and easily maintainable
- Create data-driven and stable APIs for mobile apps to consume
- Strive for excellent development practices and careful code architecture built around rapid releases
- Work cross-functionally with mobile and backend engineers and product teams to release high-quality, customer-focused features
- Adhere to and improve agile processes through requirement documents, sprint retrospectives, and regular meetings
Requirements
- 6+ years of experience building backend services with 2+ years in a technical leadership capacity (mentoring junior engineers, scoping technical projects)
- Experience with Microservice or Service-oriented Architectures
- Experience building within the Node.js ecosystem
- Experience using gRPC, protobuf, or GraphQL
- Experience managing AWS environments (GCP is a plus)
- Experience working with relational databases
- Experience with message queues or event streams
Nice-to-Haves
- Experience in the financial and rewards tech industry
- Experience proactively working with modern AI-enhanced development tools (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor) and curiosity for emerging AI workflows
Skills
Node.js, Go, Microservices, gRPC, GraphQL, AWS, Relational Databases, Message Queues
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