Staff Engineer – Platform

Later

Staff Engineer designing and building scalable backend services for Later, focusing on cloud infrastructure and system architecture. Collaborating with teams to ensure high-quality application performance and security.

Posted 7/21/2026full-timeBoston • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $175,000 - $250,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing scalable and secure service architectures, with proficiency in backend development using C# or TypeScript. Strong capabilities in cloud infrastructure optimization, CI/CD implementation, and application security best practices are essential.

Highest-signal resume keywords

C# DevelopmentTypeScript DevelopmentAWS Cloud InfrastructureDocker and KubernetesSQL and NoSQL Databases

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Hard Skills

C#TypeScriptHaskellScalaSQLNoSQLSystem ArchitectureTest AutomationPerformance OptimizationSecurity Best Practices

Tools & Technologies

DockerKubernetesAWSCI/CD PipelinesGit

Industry Keywords

DevOps PracticesService ArchitectureCloud InfrastructureAPI IntegrationMonitoring Practices

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDockerHaskellKubernetesNoSQLPostgresScalaSQLTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design scalable, maintainable, and secure service architectures.
Build backend services using C# or TypeScript.
Work with SQL and NoSQL databases; PostgreSQL expertise preferred.
Design, containerize, and deploy services with Docker and Kubernetes.
Build and optimize cloud infrastructure using AWS.
Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines and Git workflows.
Apply security best practices across applications and infrastructure.
Ensure reliability and scalability through test automation and performance profiling.
Integrate and manage third-party APIs with robust monitoring practices.

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of professional experience in software development
Proficiency with typed, functional programming in Haskell, Scala, C#, or TypeScript
Strong experience with SQL and NoSQL databases
Expertise in system architecture
Broad experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS
Strong knowledge of DevOps practices
Expertise in application and infrastructure security best practices
Strong understanding of testing and automation practices
Experience in performance optimization for reliability and scalability

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Paid time off
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development opportunities