Staff Software Engineer
Lead the development and scaling of backend systems and products from 0 to 1 within the Platform team. Influence technical architecture and the overall direction of the platform for a fast-growing AI company.
- Remote
- Canada, United States, Western Sahara, Morocco
- Posted Aug 20, 2026
- 1 position
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Job summary
Hiring: Staff Software Engineer | Backend / Platform I’m working with a fast-growing Series B AI company that’s looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join its Platform team. This is a great opportunity for someone who has spent most of their career in high-growth Series A–C startups, enjoys high ownership, and has experience building products and backend systems from 0 → 1 and then scaling them. They’re especially interested in engineers with: 7–8+ years of hands-on backend engineering experience Strong Node.js + TypeScript experience Experience building APIs and complex third-party integrations Async / event-driven systems 0→1 product development and scaling experience Startup environments where you’ve had broad technical ownership Strong communication and experience working directly with clients or non-technical stakeholders Founder or Founding Engineer experience is a big plus. 🌎 Fully remote — open to candidates in the US, Canada, and Western Europe, with preference for strong overlap with ET hours. 💰 Compensation: $200k -$250k CAD + equity The company recently raised a $30M Series B, is growing 3x YoY, and is still small enough that this person will have meaningful influence over technical architecture and the direction of the platform. If this sounds like you — or someone in your network — feel free to DM me or send me your resume.
What you’ll do
Lead the development and scaling of backend systems and products from 0 to 1 within the Platform team. Influence technical architecture and the overall direction of the platform for a fast-growing AI company.
Requirements
Requires 7-8+ years of backend experience with strong proficiency in Node.js and TypeScript. Candidates should have a track record of ownership in high-growth startup environments and experience with event-driven systems.
Benefits
• Equity
Listed skills
- Node.jsPreferred
- TypeScriptPreferred
Other relevant skills
Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.
- Node.js
- TypeScript
- API Development
- Third-party Integrations
- Async Systems
- Event-driven Systems
- Product Scaling
- Backend Engineering
- Technical Architecture
Job areas
- Software
- Technology
- Engineering
Additional details
- Minimum experience
- 5+ years
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
- Seniority
- Mid-Senior level
- Application method
- Direct apply is available