Staff Software Engineer (Backend)

Summary

Join Prefect, a remote-first data workflow automation platform company, as a Staff Backend Engineer. You will collaborate with a passionate engineering team to architect, maintain, and scale our SaaS platform. Lead backend initiatives, mentor developers, and work closely with product and design teams to deliver high-quality applications. This role requires 10+ years of backend engineering experience, expertise in various technologies, and strong problem-solving and communication skills. Prefect offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits including remote work flexibility, equity stock options, and generous parental leave. We are committed to building a supportive and high-performance culture where you can thrive.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in backend engineering roles, with a focus on web applications and distributed systems
• 5+ years of experience with Postgres and Redis, or similar
• 5+ years of experience with monitoring technologies (Grafana, Datadog, or equivalent)
• 5+ years of experience with at least one major cloud platform (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
• Robust background in asynchronous Python
• Extensive experience developing and maintaining data intensive applications at scale
• Top-notch problem solving and communication skills
• Track record of leading successful projects and mentoring other developers, particularly with SaaS products at scale

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and scale Prefect’s SaaS platform in collaboration with engineering and cross-functional teams
• Exercise ownership of your work end-to-end, see it from problem definition through prototyping, development, and deployment to production
• Lead technical decision-making for backend engineering projects and establish best practices
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, refine, and implement new features
• Contribute to the product roadmap and technical strategy
• Provide technical mentorship, architectural guidance, and career development support to both senior individual contributors and early-career engineers

Preferred Qualifications

• Additional experience in systems programming languages (Go, C/C++, Rust)
• Drive innovation in development practices by strategically integrating AI and LLMs to accelerate development cycles, improve code quality, and optimize engineering workflows

Benefits

• Remote-first team with flexible-first culture
• Equity Stock Options
• 401(k) with 5% company match (vests immediately!)
• Unlimited PTO
• Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
• Generous Parental Leave
• Life Insurance and Disability benefits
• $800 remote work stipend for whatever you need to work (food, wellness, equipment etc.)