CareerPlan

Staff Engineer - Backend

Palo AltoFull-time$230k2026-10-12 → 2026-11-10

Core

Architect and build multi-tenant SaaS back-end services and distributed systems for new product pods, enabling AI agents to interact with grid data.

Role type

Staff Backend Engineer (AI-Native Product Engineering)

Builds

Multi-tenant SaaS products, distributed back-end systems, and API tool surfaces for AI agents

Domain

GreenTech / Electric Utilities / SaaS

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Back-end software engineering, Multi-tenant SaaS architecture, Distributed systems, PostgreSQL, API design, Java, Python or TypeScript, Product lifecycle management, AI coding tools and agents

Preferred skills

None stated

Technologies

PostgreSQL, Java, Python, TypeScript, MCP

Responsibilities

Architect multi-tenant SaaS and distributed back-end systems, Design PostgreSQL schemas and tenancy isolation models, Build APIs and tool surfaces for AI agents, Make and defend language and framework decisions, Take new product ideas from concept to pilot, Raise the engineering bar through design reviews and mentoring

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with mentorship