Staff Software Engineer, Backend

MasterClass

Remote regions

North America

Salary range

$125,235–$150,690/yr

Benefits

Unlimited PTO

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About You:

  • 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with demonstrated experience operating at a senior or staff level
  • Proven track record of designing and evolving distributed systems that operate at scale
  • Experience leading large backend technical initiatives that materially impacted business metrics

Who You Are:

  • You think in systems and leverage, not just tasks
  • You care deeply about craftsmanship, clarity, and long-term maintainability
  • You enjoy solving ambiguous, cross-functional technical problems

Nice to Haves:

  • Experience with subscription, membership, or growth-oriented platforms
  • Experience operating in a consumer-facing product environment
  • Experience improving engineering processes or architectural standards across multiple teams

MasterClass

MasterClass is a streaming platform where the world’s best come together so anyone, anywhere, can access and be inspired by their knowledge and stories. They are a remote-first workforce with collaborative work spaces in San Francisco and Kitchener, Ontario, and employees in several U.S. states.

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