Source Job

  • Own high-consequence backend problems spanning services and product domains.
  • Establish architectural direction and make technical decisions explicit.
  • Mentor senior engineers and improve engineering judgement across teams.

Java Go PostgreSQL Kubernetes System Design

20 jobs similar to Staff Backend Engineer

Jobs ranked by similarity.

  • Own backend solutions end to end, from understanding business problems to production deployment.
  • Design and evolve services for performance, scale, resilience, and data integrity.
  • Diagnose production problems, address root causes, and share knowledge across the team.

Trading212 enables everyone to build wealth by creating exceptional trading and investing products. Serving over 6 million clients with more than €38 billion in assets under management, the company values high standards, high velocity, and engineering ownership.

Europe

  • Own backend solutions end to end, from problem definition through production.
  • Design and evolve services for performance, scale, resilience, and data integrity.
  • Work closely with product and engineering colleagues to turn complex requirements into simple, durable solutions.

Trading212 enables everyone to build wealth by reinventing trading and investing through exceptional products. They serve over 6 million clients with over €38 billion in assets, fostering a culture of high standards, high velocity, and ownership.

United States Canada UK Ireland Poland

  • Design and develop backend features end-to-end, from technical design through production rollout.
  • Architect and implement backend changes supporting long-term scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
  • Investigate production workloads to identify and resolve scalability bottlenecks, including database access and concurrency issues.

Jobgether is a platform that uses AI-powered matching to connect candidates with job opportunities. They process applications and share top-fitting candidates with hiring companies, with a focus on efficiency and data privacy.

Portugal

  • Own and evolve the core platform, including data model, APIs, and services.
  • Design and build backend systems for portfolio intelligence, including data aggregation and analysis at scale.
  • Build and maintain integrations with customer tools and make architectural decisions for growth.

Dragonboat provides an AI platform for Strategic Product and Portfolio Management, trusted by enterprises globally. It is a venture-backed, fast-growing SaaS startup with remote teams in Portugal and the US.

Spain

  • Take end-to-end ownership of backend features from refining requirements to delivering robust production-ready solutions.
  • Evolve the system core, APIs, and data layer to optimize performance, scalability, and reliability under demanding workloads.
  • Balance fast product increments with sustainable technical architecture.

Genestack is tackling the underlying computational and scientific challenges of bioinformatics to provide researchers with software tools that streamline the discovery process and drive forward precision medicine, drug development, and bioinformatics research. Their platform is deployed at leading pharmaceutical, agricultural, and consumer goods companies, as well as leading academic institutions, and they are continuing to grow.

$152,800–$259,200/yr
Americas Unlimited PTO

  • Lead cross-cutting initiatives and drive modular backend architecture to improve scalability and developer velocity.
  • Set standards for APIs, testing, security, and operability while mentoring engineers and shaping technical direction.
  • Own production systems, participate in on-call, and lead AI-assisted engineering workflows with quality and safety guardrails.

GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps, helping organizations increase developer productivity and improve operational efficiency. With over 50 million users and trust from more than 50% of the Fortune 100, GitLab fosters a high-performance culture driven by values, continuous knowledge exchange, and AI integration.

Global

  • Design and build high-performance backend services and APIs for early-stage startups.
  • Optimize databases, caching layers, and event-driven architectures.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align backend strategy with business goals.

SignalFire is a venture capital firm that partners with early-stage startups shaping the future of technology. Our portfolio spans 200+ companies across AI, cybersecurity, healthtech, and fintech.

India

  • Lead the architecture, design, development, and delivery of scalable Java-based backend services and REST APIs.
  • Drive scalability, reliability, security, and resilience of distributed systems supporting enterprise-grade products.
  • Collaborate with product, security, platform, and engineering teams to define and deliver high-impact product capabilities.

Jobgether is a platform that uses AI-powered matching to connect candidates with job opportunities. They process personal data to evaluate candidacy and share relevant information with hiring employers.

US

  • Co-own the MaaS system design as the deepest backend voice, driving architectural decisions and setting engineering standards.
  • Build a globally distributed, multi-tenant token service with high throughput, reliability, and observability.
  • Own end-to-end implementation, from code to migrations, ensuring zero-downtime upgrades and strict SLOs.

Bitdeer is a world-leading technology company for AI and Bitcoin mining infrastructure, providing comprehensive Bitcoin mining solutions and AI computational infrastructure. Headquartered in Singapore, it has deployed data centers across the United States, Norway, Bhutan, and Ethiopia, and is committed to equal employment opportunities.

Poland UK Unlimited PTO

  • Design and ship moderate to complex backend features with minimal guidance, driving technical direction.
  • Advocate for product quality, security, and performance, defining backend standards for style, maintainability, and operational readiness.
  • Mentor associate and intermediate engineers, remove technical blockers, and use AI in production engineering to improve outcomes.

GitLab is the intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps, enabling organizations to increase developer productivity and accelerate digital transformation. With over 50 million registered users and trusted by more than 50% of the Fortune 100, GitLab fosters a high-performance culture driven by values and continuous knowledge exchange.

Global

  • Design and implement high-performance, fault-tolerant distributed systems powering our SaaS platform.
  • Architect and optimize cloud-native microservices using Java, Spring Boot, and Kubernetes.
  • Collaborate with product and operations teams to improve platform reliability and developer experience.

Jitterbit is a data, application, and process workflow automation solution provider. It is a growing global company with a remote-friendly, performance-oriented culture.

US

  • Design and build scalable backend services and APIs for LaunchDarkly's Experimentation product.
  • Own backend components from discovery through monitoring and continuous improvement.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate customer needs into reliable technical solutions.

LaunchDarkly is a feature management platform that helps developers release software faster and safer. The company fosters a collaborative, respectful, and inclusive culture with a focus on team empowerment.

$96,000–$133,000/yr
Global Unlimited PTO

  • Set technical direction for the Integrations domain, defining patterns and frameworks for 130+ provider integrations.
  • Drive platform-level improvements and ensure architectural decisions scale with company growth.
  • Lead cross-functional execution, mentoring engineers, and aligning multiple squads on technical standards.

Yuno is a payment orchestrator that connects businesses to 300+ payment methods worldwide through a single integration. Founded by the team behind Rappi, it's a fast-growing, remote-first company with a dynamic culture.

Global

  • Collaborate with stakeholders to convert business requirements into solid code and meaningful tests.
  • Proactively initiate performance tuning, troubleshoot incidents, and write high-quality technical documentation.
  • Advocate for engineering excellence while mentoring junior team members and collaborating across teams.

Binance is the world's leading blockchain ecosystem behind the largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume. Trusted by over 300 million users across 100+ countries, the company fosters a user-centric, flat-structured culture with world-class talent.

Poland

  • Own and deliver quarterly goals for your team, guiding engineers through ambiguity to solve open-ended problems.
  • Collaborate with product management, design, and analytics to articulate technical constraints and make risk-aware decisions.
  • Foster a culture of quality and ownership by setting code review and design standards, and developing talent through feedback and guidance.

Affirm is a financial technology company that provides buy now, pay later solutions, aiming to make credit more honest and friendly. It is a publicly traded company with a remote-first culture and a global team, emphasizing employee well-being and growth.

France

  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services for a new Sportsbook platform.
  • Lead architectural discussions and implement large-scale distributed systems.
  • Establish engineering best practices and contribute to CI/CD pipelines.

Our partner is building a brand-new Sportsbook platform from the ground up, creating a global gaming product. The role offers a high level of technical ownership and visibility, working in an agile and collaborative environment with cross-functional teams.

$163,000–$263,670/yr
US

  • Design, build, and operate the distributed systems that deliver feature-flag configuration to LaunchDarkly SDKs.
  • Own and improve the reliability, latency, and scalability of our streaming and polling infrastructure.
  • Debug and resolve complex production issues while sharing the team's on-call rotation.

LaunchDarkly builds a feature management platform that enables safe and gradual software releases. The company is growing and fosters a humble, open, collaborative culture.

US

  • Design and implement low-latency backend systems and APIs for quoting, hedging, and executing across on-chain and traditional trading venues.
  • Collaborate with the trading team to define interfaces and workflows between pricing, execution, and market data services.
  • Build reconciliation and data-integrity tooling to ensure positions, fills, and PnL consistency across live trading state.

Ondo Finance provides institutional-grade, blockchain-enabled investment products and services, with a technology arm developing DeFi and an asset management arm creating tokenized funds. They are a well-capitalized, fully remote team with members across the U.S., backed by top investors.

Global

  • Own technical design and execution for major products, systems, and engineering initiatives.
  • Build scalable, reliable systems across backend, frontend, APIs, databases, and infrastructure.
  • Drive architecture decisions and turn ambiguous product problems into clear technical solutions.

KIRA built the first mobile-first insurance platform in 2019 and is now the leading insurance platform in Southeast Asia. They have teams across the world with over 20 nationalities, fostering a culture of innovation and passion.

LATAM

  • Design and build scalable backend systems using Java, with deep expertise in production-grade application development.
  • Lead the architecture and implementation of distributed systems, ensuring reliability, scalability, and performance across complex multi-service environments.
  • Develop and optimize concurrent and multi-threaded applications, implementing thread synchronization patterns for high-performance data-intensive systems.

Blend is a premier AI services provider, committed to co-creating meaningful impact for its clients through the power of data science, AI, technology, and people. The company emphasizes a culture of innovation and collaboration, with a growing team focused on delivering data-driven solutions.