Backend Software Engineer (Product Engineering)

Quick Facts

• Role: Backend Software Engineer (Product Engineering)

• Focus: End-to-end backend delivery for user-facing product features

• Work style: Hybrid; in-office 3 days per week (San Francisco)

Description

Own and deliver well-scoped backend projects from technical design through implementation, testing, launch, monitoring, and iteration. Design, build, and maintain reliable, scalable services, APIs, and data models that power creator-facing product experiences. Partner with frontend, product, design, and data teams to define API contracts and ship complete product outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver backend projects end-to-end: design, implementation, testing, launch, monitoring, and iteration

• Build and maintain backend services, APIs, and data models supporting user-facing features

• Collaborate with frontend, product managers, designers, and data partners to clarify requirements and API contracts

• Make technical tradeoffs balancing product needs, delivery timelines, performance, and long-term system health

• Improve reliability, performance, and maintainability of existing backend systems

• Debug production issues and support ongoing system health

• Participate in technical design discussions and code reviews

• Learn new systems and contribute across the stack when needed, while maintaining a backend focus

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional software development experience (or equivalent)

• Independently delivered well-scoped backend projects for user-facing products

• Proficient in Python or a comparable backend language

• Experience building and maintaining services and APIs

• Experience with SQL, relational databases, and data modeling

• Experience testing, debugging, monitoring, and supporting backend systems in production

• Ability to design backend components and make tradeoffs for reliability, performance, scalability, and maintainability

• Strong communication and collaboration skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package including salary, equity plans, and healthcare

• Flexible time off, company holidays, and recharge days

• Commuter benefits and lifestyle stipends

• Learning and development stipends

• Patronage, parental leave, and a 401k plan with matching