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Faros

Lead Software Engineer - Backend

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1 day ago
San Mateo, CA, USASenior / Staff+

Base Salary

$210k - $250k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Architect, build, and scale highly scalable data infrastructure and core engineering platforms.
  • Write high-quality, resilient code and establish architectural standards for backend services/APIs.
  • Mentor senior engineers and act as a technical partner to product and engineering leadership.
  • Translate business strategy into technical roadmaps.

Requirements

  • 5–8+ years of experience with ownership of critical components or services.
  • Expert-level proficiency in TypeScript + Node.js and/or Python.
  • Experience designing, consuming, and implementing REST/GraphQL APIs.
  • Strong database fundamentals in SQL/NoSQL.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD tools like GitHub Actions or CircleCI.
  • Experience running production workloads with monitoring and alerting.
  • Hands-on experience with major cloud providers like AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Strong communication skills to convey technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering or equivalent experience.

Tech Stack

Categories

BackendData EngineeringDevOpsSecurity