Staff Software Engineer – Backend, Platform

Perchwell

full-time

Posted on: 9/4/2025

Location: New York • 🇺🇸 United States

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💰 $200,000 - $235,000 per year

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AWSCloudDistributed SystemsGoGoogle Cloud PlatformGRPCJavaScriptKafkaKubernetesPythonReactRubyRustTypeScript

About the role

Architect and develop the next-generation data platform for Perchwell's listings infrastructure
Design a system for high-throughput data and event-driven services
Design scalable APIs and services and implement authentication/authorization solutions
Implement core service domains like geospatial and search
Build and maintain reliable and performant infrastructure using Kubernetes and cloud services
Integrate observability and performance monitoring into system design
Collaborate with cross-functional teams in Engineering, Product, and Data to deliver strategic initiatives
Work closely with the VP of Engineering and other senior leaders on Product, Data, and QA
Create modular, performant product services and UIs that scale as the company integrates with client systems

10+ years of software development experience, primarily focused on backend services
Expertise in distributed systems and designing scalable services on Kubernetes
Strong proficiency with cloud platforms (AWS and/or GCP)
Experience with message passing architectures (Kafka, Red Panda, gRPC/protobufs)
Advanced backend service and API development skills using modern programming languages (Python, Golang, Rust, Ruby)
Deep understanding of software engineering fundamentals: modularity, scalability, and separation of concerns
Experience with frontend technologies: Typescript, JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS, and React
Proven ability to design and implement solutions using various database types (relational, columnar, document, vector)
Skilled at integrating observability and performance monitoring into system design
Ability to work across service, database, and infrastructure boundaries
Authorized to work in the U.S.
Willingness to work from SoHo NYC office at least 3 days/week