Staff Backend Engineer
Core
Lead the Payments team to architect and build scalable backend systems for registration, payment collection, financial workflows, and partner integrations serving millions of users.
Role type
Staff Engineering Manager (hybrid leadership + hands-on IC)
Builds
High-scale backend APIs, event-driven workflows, queues, background jobs, and data models for a sports communication platform.
Domain
Sports technology / Fintech / Distributed systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Backend architecture, distributed systems design, SQL optimization, event-driven architecture, observability, incident management, technical mentorship, cross-functional leadership
Preferred skills
Experience with Node, TypeScript, Elixir, Ruby/Rails, Java, Go, or Python; familiarity with Elasticsearch, BigQuery, or analytics pipelines; AI-assisted engineering workflows
Technologies
Node, TypeScript, Elixir, SQL, React, Redis, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, cloud services
Responsibilities
Architect and evolve backend services and event-driven workflows; debug complex production issues across code, databases, and queues; mentor engineers and facilitate technical decisions; partner with Product, Design, and other teams to deliver durable backend systems
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities