Feathr

Principal Backend Engineer

Feathr

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $145,000 - $165,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Shape the technical direction of systems meeting advertising, marketing, and analytics needs
  • Identify systemic risks before incidents arise
  • Drive architectural decisions impacting reliability and scalability
  • Mentor senior and mid-level engineers through design reviews
  • Collaborate with engineering leadership and product managers

Requirements

  • 6+ years of backend software engineering experience
  • 4+ years designing and operating distributed software systems at scale
  • Track record of leading technical initiatives that span multiple teams or services
  • Deep expertise in Python, Flask, Elasticsearch, MongoDB, and Redis
  • Experience defining and evolving engineering standards, practices, and tooling for an organization
  • Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor)
Benefits
  • Health, dental, vision
  • Summr and Wintr breaks
  • Paid vacation and sick time
  • Professional development budget
  • Office food
  • Team hangouts and events
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
backend software engineeringdistributed software systemsPythonFlaskElasticsearchMongoDBRedisengineering standardsAI-assisted development toolstooling
Soft Skills
mentoringcollaborationleadershipdesign reviewsrisk identificationarchitectural decision-making