Senior/Staff Backend Engineer

Summary

Join Air, a creative ops system company, as a Backend Engineer and contribute to a scalable and reliable distributed web application. Work closely with the CTO and senior engineering team to execute on the technical roadmap. You will build features, review code, write tests, maintain infrastructure, and help define a long-term architectural vision. This remote role requires 8+ years of backend experience and expertise in TypeScript, React, Node.js, and AWS. The company offers competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and a supportive work environment.

Requirements

• 8+ years of backend experience working on large-scale distributed web applications
• Capable of working on a stateful and event-driven client-side application
• Understands the nuances of API design with an API-first mindset
• Contextual insight around shifting QA and Security to the left
• Comfortable with event-driven and service-oriented architectures
• Experience driving complex architectural transformation from start to finish
• Deep understanding of cloud-based services from AWS, GCP, Azure, etc
• Experience leading projects while balancing both business and technical constraints

Responsibilities

• Contribute to and evolve a scalable and reliable distributed web application
• Implement efficient data storage and retrieval strategies
• Design solutions with high availability and fault tolerance in mind
• Strive for quality and efficiency in all phases of the development lifecycle
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the company
• Identify bottlenecks and proposal solutions that can drive the company forward
• Mentor and help in the growth of junior members of the team
• Foster more and higher-level involvement across different parts of the product

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with AWS product suite
• Familiarity with major open-source and hosted AI providers

Benefits

• Air contributes 90% to medical, dental, and vision insurance and 75% to dependent coverage
• Employees also have life insurance, disability insurance, and membership to One Medical
• We offer a generous work from home stipend
• Professional development reimbursement
• Unlimited vacation days
• Remote work