Staff Software Engineer, Backend

full-time

Posted on: 9/17/2025

Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • New York

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💰 $202,000 - $243,000 per year

Lead

Distributed SystemsDjangoPython

About the role

Design and build scalable, reliable, and resilient distributed services using Python and FastAPI
Design and implement new applications and enhance existing platform capabilities
Contribute to the evolution of Ro’s technical architecture and help define the technical roadmap
Operate as an owner and technical leader within your team's domain; proactively assess and improve system performance and reliability
Drive engineering excellence through best practices in testing, monitoring, observability, and performance optimization
Collaborate on code reviews and technical design documents to ensure consistent best practices
Lead cross-functional technical efforts with product managers, designers, and adjacent teams to ensure alignment and technical integrity
Participate in on-call rotations to ensure reliability of production systems
Own initiatives from ideation through design, implementation, and maintenance

7 - 10+ years of software engineering experience
Experience architecting, designing and building scalable web applications and distributed systems
Proficiency with Python, relational databases, and frameworks like FastAPI or Django
Hands-on experience in metrics instrumentation and data-driven performance tuning (load testing infrastructure, Datadog)
Proven track record of scaling complex, data-intensive backend systems through rapid growth
Deep understanding of distributed systems: data consistency, communication patterns, and service boundaries
Strong sense of ownership and ability to break down complex problem spaces into technical roadmaps
Demonstrated ability to collaborate with engineers and cross-functional partners
Participate in on-call rotations (experience with production reliability/operational responsibilities)