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Backend Engineer, Feature Management
Location
United States
Posted
72 days ago
Salary
$145.5K - $200.1K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Backend Engineer, Feature Management
LaunchDarkly
• Build and maintain scalable backend services and APIs that power onboarding, growth, and core developer experiences within LaunchDarkly. • Contribute to technical solutions that improve time to value, usability, and early retention for new developers adopting the platform. • Work closely with product managers, designers, and engineers to define and implement end-to-end features that support experimentation, iteration, and learning. • Participate in architecture and design discussions, offering thoughtful input and collaborating with senior engineers. • Collaborate with internal stakeholders and other LaunchDarkly teams to understand developer needs and improve foundational workflows across the product. • Follow and promote best practices for backend development, testing, and observability. • Take ownership of code in production and help improve the reliability, scalability, and clarity of the systems over time.
Job Requirements
- 5+ years of professional experience in backend software development
- Experience working on scalable, reliable services that support product growth, user-facing workflows, or platform foundations
- Proficiency in Go along with experience in another modern programming language
- Experience building and consuming APIs that support product workflows, experimentation, or system integration
- Solid understanding of system design and domain modeling
- Familiarity with observability concepts such as metrics, tracing, structured logging, and debugging in distributed systems
- A collaborative engineer who takes ownership of outcomes
- Interest in improving developer experience and product adoption through thoughtful system design
Benefits
- Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
- Health insurance
- Vision and dental insurance
- Mental health benefits
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