Staff Backend Engineer
Core
Design, build, and operate backend systems processing large volumes of real-time telemetry data.
Role type
Staff Backend Engineer
Builds
Scalable backend systems and services for telemetry data processing
Domain
Infrastructure / Distributed Systems
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Go, Rust, Python, Linux, networking, SQL, REST, gRPC/Protobuf, Kubernetes, Prometheus, Argo CD, Kafka, Flink, TimescaleDB, Datadog, Grafana
Preferred skills
Performance tuning, profiling, observability tools, hardware background, telemetry-heavy environments
Responsibilities
Design and build backend systems, optimize for performance/scalability/reliability, migrate services, improve caching/storage/indexing, participate in on-call rotations, debug production issues, collaborate with cross-functional teams, conduct code reviews and mentorship
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with mentorship
