Remote Staff Software Engineer, Backend Infrastructure

Summary

Join The Browser Company as their first Backend Infrastructure Engineer and play a pivotal role in driving the architecture and scaling of their backend systems.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Technical Lead or Staff Software Engineer working with large-scale backend systems
• Demonstrated ability to lead high-impact, cross-team projects and influence architectural decisions at a company-wide level
• A strategic mindset, with the ability to see the bigger picture and align technical decisions with business goals
• Experience working with GCP, AWS, or Azure, with significant expertise in at least one of these, including proficiency in infrastructure-as-code practices and tools (e.g., Terraform)
• Experience setting up monitoring and observability for cloud infrastructure, e.g. with datadog, and using these tools to deliver improvements
• Proficiency in a programming language like TypeScript, Go, Java, Swift, etc

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and optimization of scalable, robust backend systems that are critical to Arc’s success
• Own large-scale, high-impact technical projects that cut across multiple teams and directly influence our product and company strategy
• Serve as a technical leader and mentor, providing guidance and oversight to engineering teams on complex technical issues, architectural decisions, and best practices
• Influence and contribute to critical architectural decisions, ensuring we’re always building with the future in mind
• Drive cross-functional collaboration with product, security, and engineering teams to define technical vision and ensure the backend infrastructure evolves to support Arc’s growth and product innovation

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package with employee medical, dental, and vision. We cover 100% of premiums for employees, 90% for dependents
• 401k plan
• Flexible vacation policy - on average, our team members take between 15-20 vacation days plus federal holidays (holidays vary by location)
• Remote-friendly working environment - our core working hours are 11 AM-2 PM Eastern Time, Monday-Friday
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• $1,500 USD home office stipend