
Staff Software Engineer, Backend
HubSpot
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $226,200 - $361,900 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Own the technical direction for HubSpot’s public APIs
- Design and ship new APIs while refactoring legacy APIs
- Lead large, cross-cutting improvements prioritizing usability and reliability
- Build and operate high-volume, scalable data APIs
- Architect systems for synchronization of multiple distributed systems
- Reduce technical complexity and modernize legacy patterns
- Mentor engineers and influence cross-team technical decisions
- Partner with Product and Engineering leadership to shape API strategy
- Leverage AI-assisted development tools to enhance productivity
Requirements
- Significant experience designing and owning public APIs used by external developers
- Strong point of view on API contracts, including versioning and developer ergonomics
- Experience building high-volume read/write data APIs with reliability
- Experience in systems integration or data synchronization
- Track record of delivering large, high-impact technical changes
- Demonstrated cross-team influence and mentoring of engineers
- Deep reliability mindset and designing fault-tolerant systems
- Typically 10+ years of industry experience
Benefits
- Cash compensation includes base salary, on-target commission, and annual bonus targets
- Eligible for equity plan with restricted stock units (RSUs)
- Possible eligibility for overtime pay
- Individual compensation packages are tailored to skills and experience
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Hard Skills & Tools
API designpublic APIsdata APIssystems integrationdata synchronizationfault-tolerant systemslegacy API refactoringhigh-volume APIstechnical complexity reductionAI-assisted development tools
Soft Skills
mentoringcross-team influenceleadershipusability prioritizationreliability mindsettechnical decision-makingcollaborationstrategic thinkingcommunicationproblem-solving