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$169,100–$250,280/yr
United States

  • Lead the team building and running studio-hosted services, managing backend engineers and overseeing architecture.
  • Own service architecture, write code, and serve as the first point of contact for backend decisions and incidents.
  • Integrate with platform services, manage operations, and ensure releases and deployment align with studio schedules.

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$196,000–$203,000/yr
North America

  • Lead, mentor, and develop a team of backend engineers through regular one-to-ones, performance feedback, and career development.
  • Drive backend architecture and technical strategy while remaining hands-on with critical production systems.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technical execution with creative vision and deliver a realistic technical roadmap.

A fully remote game development studio creating immersive multiplayer experiences centered on connection, exploration, and shared adventures. They foster a collaborative, inclusive environment with a lean engineering team that values curiosity, adaptability, and continuous improvement.

$153,800–$211,400/yr
Global

  • Oversee the development of seamless collaborative applications, both cloud-connected SaaS and customer managed products.
  • Lead, mentor, and coach engineering teams through recruitment, goal setting, and daily management.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build and deliver excellence, solve cross-domain problems, and present to stakeholders.

Bluebeam empowers those who build our world by providing desktop, web, and mobile solutions for paperless workflows in the architecture, engineering, and construction industries. Part of the Nemetschek Group, it is trusted by over 4 million users globally and operates across more than 160 countries.

$153,800–$211,400/yr
Global

  • Architect, develop, and scale secure, performant, and resilient SaaS platform solutions.
  • Provide technical leadership, mentor less senior developers, and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
  • Ramp up quickly on complex problems and serve as go-to expert for complex systems.

We empower those who build our world with smart software solutions for paperless workflows. Part of the Nemetschek Group, trusted by over 4 million users globally, we foster a culture of collaboration and innovation.

Global

  • Drive overall backend architecture, including services, data jobs, AI systems, and search indices.
  • Manage AWS infrastructure through Pulumi and build CI/CD pipelines for high engineering velocity.
  • Coordinate with engineers and stakeholders to deliver features and shape technical strategy.

matchmatch is a technology company building a modern backend platform for its business, leveraging the latest technologies and AI workflows. It operates as a small, fast-paced startup with a focus on minimal technical debt and delivering delightful user experiences.

$136,000–$170,000/yr
North America

  • Design, build, maintain, and operate large-scale distributed systems for a live AAA game.
  • Own the entire shipping lifecycle, from integrating external APIs to optimizing platform costs.
  • Mentor junior engineers and help guide engineering standards and operational practices.

Turtle Rock Studios makes the games we want to play and is known for award-winning titles. They foster a collaborative, creative environment and support flexible work arrangements throughout North America.

$230,000–$322,000/yr
United States Unlimited PTO

  • Lead the Ranking Platform team to build robust, scalable, and performant ranking and indexing services.
  • Hire, onboard, and develop engineers while setting clear expectations and fostering technical excellence.
  • Partner with product managers and ML leaders to translate product needs into platform strategy and deliver from ideation to production.

Reddit is a community of communities built on shared interests and authentic conversations. With 100,000+ active communities and approximately 130 million daily active unique visitors, the company fosters an open and inclusive culture.

Global

  • Lead and develop a distributed backend engineering team, fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, and technical excellence.
  • Drive engineering execution from planning to delivery, partnering with product management and ensuring platform reliability.
  • Provide technical leadership in architecture, design, and operational excellence for Jitterbit's iPaaS and API management platform.

Jitterbit is a leading data, application, and process workflow automation solution, integrating critical business processes to accelerate digital transformation. A recognized leader in iPaaS and API Management with seven consecutive years in Gartner Magic Quadrant, the company has a collaborative, remote-first culture with team members worldwide.

US

  • Lead cross-team architectural strategy and establish scalable standards across large-scale digital platforms.
  • Solve complex technical challenges across web, mobile, and cloud infrastructure while contributing hands-on code.
  • Mentor senior engineers and drive technology evaluations, quality, and cross-functional collaboration.

The company operates large-scale digital platforms serving millions of customers across hospitality, entertainment, and commerce. It fosters a remote, collaborative engineering culture focused on innovation and technical excellence.

$127,000–$165,100/yr
UK 5w PTO

  • Lead the Funnel Platform team building shared services and frameworks that other engineers use for lending decisions.
  • Shape engineering standards and review changes to ensure reliable, maintainable services for customer journey teams.
  • Use data to influence priorities and line-manage two engineers, fostering their growth and project ownership.

Iwoca builds smart technology, data science, and customer service to provide flexible finance for small businesses. They've funded over 100,000 businesses with £4 billion, driven by a passionate team of around 400 employees committed to helping one million SMEs.

Canada

  • Design and build a scalable, cloud-native data enrichment service with a focus on performance, reliability, and developer experience
  • Partner with senior engineers, technical leads, and product managers to drive architecture decisions and champion best practices
  • Mentor and empower the team, multiplying their skills and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation

Magnet Forensics is a global leader in digital investigative software that acquires, analyzes, and shares evidence from computers, smartphones, tablets, and IoT devices. With employees based around the world, the company fosters a culture of learning, development, and integrity.

US

  • Lead a platform engineering team of ten engineers, setting the roadmap for core services, APIs, and developer tooling.
  • Partner with product, design, and AI leaders to translate customer needs into platform investments and drive reliability.
  • Own operational health, reliability targets, incident response, and success metrics for the platform.

Fieldguide automates audit and assurance work in cybersecurity, privacy, and financial audits, building software that enables trust between businesses. Backed by top investors and trusted by 50+ top accounting firms, it's based in SF.

Europe Unlimited PTO

  • Lead and grow a distributed team of Site Reliability and Backend Engineers.
  • Own reliability for job processing and caching platforms, including SLOs, error budgets, and incident response.
  • Drive architectural initiatives such as zero-downtime Redis upgrades and migration to a durable workflow engine.

GitLab is an intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps that helps organizations increase developer productivity, improve operational efficiency, and reduce security and compliance risk. Trusted by more than 50 million registered users and over 50% of the Fortune 100, GitLab fosters a high-performance, values-driven culture that embraces AI as a core productivity multiplier.

$216,500–$318,500/yr
North America Unlimited PTO

  • Lead engineering teams building Life360’s critical services including location, messaging, cloud, identity, and partner platforms.
  • Set technical direction, modernize legacy systems, and ensure platforms are reliable, secure, and scalable to hundreds of millions of members.
  • Partner with Product, Security, Data, and engineering leaders to connect technology investments to business outcomes.

Life360 is a family safety and location sharing platform with a category-leading mobile app, Tile tracking devices, and Pet GPS tracker. They are a remote-first company with over 500 employees and an AI-native, mission-driven culture.

  • Lead your engineering team to scope and execute well-defined tasks for high-scale mapping services.
  • Design systems and architectural decisions to keep pace with Mapbox's rapid customer growth.
  • Mentor peers, promote operational excellence, and reduce technical debt through testing and documentation.

Mapbox is the leading real-time location platform that powers navigation for people, packages, and vehicles everywhere. With more than 4 million registered developers and a culture of collaboration, transparency, and innovation, Mapbox builds tools that delight customers.

Canada Unlimited PTO

  • Own moderately sized to complex technical initiatives from problem definition through implementation and operational follow-through.
  • Lead technical design for distributed storage and Git repository management, using data and benchmarking to guide decisions.
  • Take operational ownership of systems, including incident response, post-incident improvements, and customer escalations.

GitLab provides an intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps, enabling organizations to increase developer productivity and improve security. With over 50 million users and a high-performance culture driven by values and continuous knowledge exchange, GitLab is where careers accelerate and innovation flourishes.

Global

  • Define and drive architecture of scalable AdTech solutions and cloud platforms
  • Lead technical discovery, solution design, and pre-sales activities
  • Establish architectural standards and mentor engineering teams

Sigma Software designs and delivers advanced advertising technology platforms, including programmatic advertising and cloud-native solutions. The company's AdTech Business Unit comprises over 300 experts and emphasizes a collaborative, quality-focused culture with a strong professional community.

Global

  • Shape the technical vision for 3C gameplay (character, camera, combat) in a fast-paced Unreal Engine 5 game.
  • Lead a team of gameplay engineers on core 3C systems while staying hands-on in code development.
  • Partner with production to plan, anticipate risks, and deliver on schedule.

Escape Velocity is a fully remote game development studio that values player and teammate time, energy, and talent, focusing on rewarding, worthwhile work. We are a passionate team with a committed publisher, offering excellent benefits and a culture of play, autonomy, and constant improvement.

$286,700–$401,400/yr
United States

  • Collaborate with a team to create and maintain Reddit's foundational compute platform.
  • Design and deliver software in Go and Python to improve availability, scalability, and efficiency.
  • Mentor backend developers and guide technical direction for compute infrastructure.

Reddit is a community of communities built on shared interests, passion, and trust, home to authentic conversations. With 100,000+ active communities and ~130 million daily active visitors, it's one of the largest internet information sources.

$190,000–$230,000/yr
United States

  • Lead two or more engineering teams building and running TopstepX, a real-time trading system.
  • Coach engineers, plan through change, and drive reliability and quality for your teams' systems.
  • Own hiring, communicate progress and risks, and speak up openly with leadership.

Topstep builds TopstepX, a real-time trading platform used by tens of thousands of traders daily. The company fosters a collaborative culture with fully remote to hybrid work, emphasizing autonomy and initiative.

Europe

  • Lead and develop a multidisciplinary team of up to ten engineers across backend, frontend, and data.
  • Own hiring, onboarding, delivery, and continuous improvement of engineering processes.
  • Partner with Product and engineering leadership to scale the organization to 25 engineers.

FullEnrich orchestrates 20+ data sources to provide waterfall enrichment for sales and GTM teams. Founded in Paris and headquartered in San Francisco, it has 50+ employees across the US, Europe, LATAM, and Israel, with a culture of speed, ownership, and ambition.