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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.

Chicago, ILBackend EngineeringHybrid6+ YOE
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About the role

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.jsGoMicroservicesgRPCGraphQLAWSRelational DatabasesMessage Queues

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