16h ago

Staff Software Engineer, Backend

San Francisco

$230k-$310k / year

full-timeleadsoftware

๐Ÿ›  Tech Stack

๐Ÿ’ผ About This Role

You'll lead critical backend initiatives as Gamma scales from millions to hundreds of millions of users. You'll architect systems that never sleep, design data models for explosive growth, and solve the hardest scaling challenges. This role blends hands-on engineering with technical leadership, shipping to production daily.

๐ŸŽฏ What You'll Do

  • Build APIs and design data models for platform scaling
  • Architect and lead scaling initiatives for growth
  • Design core infrastructure with Kafka, AI streaming, and event streaming
  • Lead performance optimization and mentor engineers

๐Ÿ“‹ Requirements

  • 8+ years software engineering experience building large-scale production systems
  • Deep expertise with event streaming systems like Redis Pubsub or Apache Kafka
  • Experience with TypeScript, Prisma, Apollo GraphQL, Terraform, and AWS
  • Advanced experience with AI prompting and large language models

โœจ Nice to Have

  • Computer science degree or related field

๐ŸŽ Benefits & Perks

  • ๐Ÿ’ฐ Competitive base salary $230K-$310K
  • ๐Ÿ“Š Equity included
  • ๐Ÿ–๏ธ Flexibility to work from home when focus matters

๐Ÿ“จ Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks ยท AI estimate

  1. 1Recruiter Callยท 30 min
  2. 2Technical Screenยท 60 min
  3. 3On-site Interviewยท 4 hours
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