Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Later is the world’s most intelligent influencer marketing company, built to give brands the confidence to create unforgettable campaigns. They are seeking a Staff Engineer with a strong background in modern web development technologies to build high-quality, distributed applications and mentor junior engineers.
Responsibilities
- Design scalable, maintainable, and secure service architectures
- Identify opportunities for platform-wide improvements, new service development, and reduction of technical debt
- Contribute to long-term platform vision and help shape standards for engineering excellence
- Build backend services using C# in a Functional Programming paradigm or TypeScript for web and background worker applications
- Work with both SQL and NoSQL databases; PostgreSQL expertise preferred
- Design, containerize, and deploy services with Docker and Kubernetes
- Build and optimize cloud infrastructure using AWS or similar platforms
- Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, and Infrastructure as Code
- Apply security best practices across applications and infrastructure (secure coding, vulnerability assessments, secrets management)
- Ensure reliability and scalability through test automation, performance profiling, and optimization
- Integrate and manage third-party APIs with robust monitoring and management practices
- Explore and implement AI/ML-driven features or integrations into applications
- Act as a technical mentor, multiplying team impact by elevating skills and practices of peers and junior engineers
- Collaborate with Product Managers, other Staff Engineers, and cross-functional teams to define requirements, scope projects, and deliver platform solutions
- Work closely with stakeholders to debug, troubleshoot, and resolve complex backend issues across the stack
- Contribute to engineering culture by modeling ownership, accountability, and a growth mindset
- Stay current on emerging technologies in distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and secure software practices
- Share learnings and elevate engineering standards across teams
- Continuously improve system performance, scalability, and developer experience
- Identify and advocate for adoption of new technologies that create leverage for the business
Skills
- 7+ years of professional experience in software development, with a strong background in distributed systems, platform engineering, and driving architectural decisions
- Proficiency with typed, functional programming in Haskell, Scala, C#, or TypeScript
- Strong experience with SQL and NoSQL databases
- Expertise in system architecture, designing secure, scalable, and maintainable platforms
- Broad experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS (or equivalent cloud)
- Strong knowledge of DevOps practices (Git, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code)
- Expertise in application and infrastructure security best practices
- Strong understanding of testing and automation practices
- Experience in performance optimization for reliability and scalability
- Proficiency in third-party API integration and management
- Demonstrated mentorship ability, helping elevate the technical impact of the team
- Proven experience working in ambiguous, complex problem spaces with strong problem-solving skills
- PostgreSQL expertise preferred
- Experience (or strong interest) in AI/ML applications in production systems
Benefits
- All permanent team members are eligible to participate in various benefits plans as part of their overall compensation package.
- We take a market-based & data-driven approach to compensation.
- We leverage data from trusted third-party compensation sources to help us understand the market value of a role based on function, level, geographic location, and scope.
- We evaluate compensation bi-annually, including performance and market-related factors.
- To comply with local legislation and ensure transparency, we share salary ranges on all job postings.
- Skills, experience and other factors help determine the final salary we offer which may vary from the original range posted.
Company Overview
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