Staff Engineer (Backend, DevOps, Infrastructure)
Staff Engineer leads architecture rewrites, builds scalable cloud infrastructure with IaC, optimizes data systems, and establishes DevOps practices for AI-powered property management platform. Requires 5+ years backend experience with Node.js and cloud expertise.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Lead critical system rewrites to transform our architecture into a highly scalable, resilient foundation
- Own the design and performance optimization of our data storage systems, ensuring they scale with customer and AI demands
- Build and evolve our deployment pipelines, enabling reliable, automated releases for AI-first products
- Set up and manage modern cloud infrastructure from scratch, leveraging Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to ensure consistency, security, and scalability
- Establish engineering best practices, including observability, incident response processes, and system hardening for an AI-first platform
- Drive robust analytics and monitoring to track performance, reliability, and the effectiveness of our AI solutions
- Mentor engineers and elevate the team's capabilities across infrastructure, scalability, and AI product development
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
- 5+ years of experience building production-grade software systems, with a focus on scalability, performance, and reliability
- Proven expertise in backend development with Node.js, including API design, system architecture, and cloud-based services
- Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or similar) and deploying production systems using Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, Pulumi)
- Hands-on experience with database design, performance tuning, and scaling high-throughput data systems
- Familiarity with building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and modern DevOps practices
- Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively in a distributed, fast-paced environment
- Comfortable operating in early-stage, high-ownership environments with evolving requirements
Nice-to-Haves
- Experience with React and TypeScript on the frontend
- Exposure to LLM-based systems, AI infrastructure, or agentic AI workflows
Benefits
- Great health insurance, dental, and vision
- Gym and workspace stipends
- Computer and workspace enhancements
- Unlimited...
Skills
Node.js, AWS, GCP, Terraform, Pulumi, CI/CD, DevOps, Databases, Infrastructure As Code, LLMs, React, TypeScript
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