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Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Backend EngineerSoftware EngineerFull TimeRemoteSeniorTeam 51-200Since 2018H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

65 days ago

Salary

$157.3K - $230K / year

Seniority

Senior

Job Description

Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Atticus

• Own significant backend systems end-to-end: set and hold a high bar for architecture, design, implementation, and production health. • Partner closely with product and design to shape requirements, not just implement them — we trust your intuitions and want you to have opinions • You’ll bring 0-to-1 product thinking to an area where your work has a tangible impact on our client’s wellbeing. • Mentor engineers on the team, with particular emphasis on backend patterns • Work across the stack as needed, everything from frontend UI work to data systems.

Job Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience building production software, including meaningful time at a seed-stage startup or as an early member of a new product team at a later-stage company
  • Experience on a high-performing product team, working closely with strong PMs and designers to ship user-focused solutions
  • Experience designing and operating reliable, scalable backend systems and APIs, with a high bar for data modeling and architecture
  • Deep user empathy — you think carefully about the people using what you build, not just the technical implementation
  • A track record of mentoring engineers and genuine excitement about helping teammates grow

Benefits

  • Medical and dental insurance with 100% of employee premiums covered
  • 15 vacation days and ~20 paid holidays per year, including two weeks at end-of-year
  • Free OneMedical membership
  • $600/year internet stipend
  • $1,000/year education and training reimbursement
  • Up to $1,200/year student loan repayment assistance
  • 401(k) and optional HSA/FSA

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