Staff Software Engineer – Backend

Tines

Staff Software Engineer leading critical systems' technical direction at Tines. Engaging in proactive code changes with immediate impact on production.

Posted 6/4/2026full-timeRemote • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

GoLinuxRustUnix

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the technical direction for some of Tines’ most critical systems.
Make valuable changes in our codebase in your first week, and see them live in production minutes after merging them.
Shape how jobs and code are executed at the very heart of our application, to help us power the world’s most important workflows.
Write and review high-quality, well-tested code to ensure that we’re creating a stable product for our customers, and a stress-free codebase for ourselves.
Identify areas for improvement, both in our codebase and in how we work, and share the responsibility of making our team better.
Own the problems you’re solving - and the software you write to solve them - all the way to production and beyond, responding to customer feedback to improve those solutions.
Use your knowledge to mentor other engineers in our team, providing support and guidance to help them grow their abilities.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Typically 10+ years as a professional software engineer.
Proven track record of success as a staff software engineer.
Linux systems expertise in namespaces, file descriptors, Unix sockets, mounts, networking, and process isolation.
Experience with container runtimes, orchestration, or code execution platforms.
Filesystem and storage experience, including POSIX behavior, content-addressed storage, and crash recovery.
Experience in building and owning low-level system primitives in Rust or Go.
Strong debugging skills: able to build focused reproducers for complex kernel, runtime, and storage issues, and use logs, traces, metrics, and tests to isolate root cause.
Your abilities matter, not your education or exactly where you’ve worked.

Benefits

Comp & perks

We’re focused on the most important problems, not the most interesting ones.
Engineer productivity is hugely important to us.
We work healthily and sustainably.
Your contributions will be obvious.
We’re building an inclusive, supportive team.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Linux systemsnamespacesfile descriptorsUnix socketsmountsnetworkingprocess isolationcontainer runtimesRustGo

Soft Skills

mentoringproblem-solvingteam improvementcustomer feedback responsecode reviewhigh-quality code writingtechnical direction leadership