Senior Backend Software Engineer (Trust & Safety)

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior backend engineer for Trust & Safety

• Focus: Real-time systems, risk signals, and tools to stop fraud and abuse with minimal friction

Description

You will own and deliver quarterly goals for the Trust & Safety team, leading engineers through ambiguity to solve open-ended problems.

You will collaborate with product, design, and analytics to articulate technical constraints and make risk-aware trade-offs, while also supporting operations and availability through metrics and on-call escalation.

You will set quality and design/code review standards, drive technical planning and safe large-codebase changes, and help grow engineering talent.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver quarterly team goals; guide engineers through ambiguous, open-ended problem solving

• Partner with product management, design, and analytics throughout the product development lifecycle to consider risks and trade-offs

• Proactively identify and lead resolution of project, process, technology, or business issues

• Support operations and availability of team artifacts via metrics, escalation, and “keep the lights on”/on-call efforts

• Foster a culture of quality and ownership by setting or improving code review and design standards; advocate beyond the team

• Help develop talent through feedback, guidance, and leading by example

Requirements

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

• Experience developing highly available distributed systems using AWS, MySQL, and Kubernetes

• Ability to define technical plans for major features or system components with elegant, simple, and extensible design

• Proven ability to make significant changes in a large codebase safely using tools and practices

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

• Demonstrated ownership of growth by proactively seeking feedback from team, manager, and stakeholders

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

Benefits

• Remote-first with flexibility; most roles can be done from nearly anywhere in the country of employment

• In-person onboarding for all new hires

• Competitive base pay ranges by U.S. location, plus equity

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

• Monthly stipends for tech setup and health/wellness options

• Flexible time off and generous holiday calendars

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

• Inclusive interview process with accommodations for candidates with disabilities