Senior Backend Software Engineer (Trust & Safety)

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior Backend Software Engineer (Trust & Safety)

Description

Own and deliver quarterly goals for a Trust & Safety backend engineering team, leading engineers through ambiguity to solve fraud and abuse challenges at scale. Collaborate with product management, design & analytics to define technical constraints, articulate risks/trade-offs, and support delivery. Maintain operations and availability through metrics, escalation, and on-call while driving quality through engineering standards and mentorship.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver quarterly team goals; lead engineers through ambiguity

• Collaborate across product management, design & analytics during ideation and delivery

• Identify and advocate for project, process, technology, or business issues; lead their resolution

• Support operations and availability with metrics, escalation, and “keep the lights on” on-call

• Set or improve code review and design standards; advocate beyond the team via writing and tech talks

• Provide feedback and guidance to develop talent; lead by example

Requirements

• 4+ years of backend engineering experience designing, developing, and launching systems at scale using Python or Kotlin

• Track record building highly available distributed systems using AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes

• Experience defining technical plans with elegant, simple, extensible designs and writing high-quality, reusable code

• Experience making significant changes in a large code base safely with supporting tools and practices

• Ownership mindset with proactive growth via feedback from team and stakeholders

• Strong written and verbal communication for collaboration with a global engineering team

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience

Benefits

• 100% subsidized medical coverage; plus dental and vision for employees and dependents

• Monthly stipends for health, wellness, and tech spending

• Flexible time off and generous holiday calendar

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) to buy company stock at a discount

• Inclusive interview process with accommodations for candidates with disabilities

• Remote-first with flexibility; occasional in-person onboarding and possible office needs depending on role