Staff Software Engineer, Backend
- Canada, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Jyväskylä, Central Finland, Finland
- Remote
- Posted Aug 26, 2026
- 1 position
US$140,000–US$220,000 / year
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- Employment type
- Full-time
- Experience level
- Lead · 10+ years
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
- Seniority
- Mid-Senior level
Job summary
Design and scale backend systems, APIs, and services for an open-source developer infrastructure platform. Collaborate with customers to solve integration challenges and shape the product roadmap and company strategy.
Job details
(Remote — North America, LATAM or Europe) Nango (YC W23) is a developer infrastructure company and the leading provider of API access for agents and apps. It enables AI applications to connect to the real world through integrations. More than 400 paying customers rely on Nango today, including Replit, Ramp, Mercor, Vapi, Instantly, and Exa. We are a YC-backed, multi-million ARR company with a team of 14 from AWS, Snyk, GitHub, Okta, Netlify, Uber, Samsara, and more. We are hiring Senior & Staff Backend Engineers to join the core engineering team building Nango’s platform and developer infrastructure. This is a critical role at the heart of the company: as a product-led business selling to developers, our engineers directly drive the product roadmap, specifications, and execution. You will own core systems end-to-end, from ideation and design to implementation and close collaboration with developer customers, shaping both the platform and how Nango evolves. What You’ll Do Design and scale backend systems, APIs, and services for our open-source platform. Build world-class developer interfaces: APIs, SDKs, UIs, and a runtime that delights developers. Collaborate directly with customers to solve integration challenges. Optimize performance, scalability, and reliability across backend services. Shape the roadmap and company strategy with high ownership of key decisions. Engage with the open-source community, owning and maintaining our repo. Who you are 5+ years (senior-level) or 10+ years (staff-level) of backend engineering experience, with proven ability to scale high-traffic systems. Deep experience with developer infrastructure, APIs, databases, and performance-critical systems. Passion for developer tools, best practices, and building outstanding DX. Comfortable with Node.js and modern backend stacks. Strong communicator, proactive, and reliable in a remote-first environment. Product mindset and developer empathy: you optimize for DX. Pragmatic, positive, and low ego: you step up in incidents and unblock teammates. Startup-ready: autonomous, ownership-driven, and able to navigate ambiguity. Based in North America, LATAM or Europe. If you’re a seasoned backend engineer who loves developer infrastructure, thrives on ownership, and wants to shape the future of integrations — we’d love to hear from you. Compensation Range: $140K - $220K
What you’ll do
Design and scale backend systems, APIs, and services for an open-source developer infrastructure platform. Collaborate with customers to solve integration challenges and shape the product roadmap and company strategy.
Requirements
Requires 5-10+ years of backend engineering experience with a strong focus on high-traffic systems and developer tools. Proficiency in Node.js and a product-driven mindset for optimizing developer experience are essential.
Listed skills
- Node.js · Preferred
Other relevant skills
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- Backend Engineering
- API Design
- Node.js
- System Scaling
- Developer Experience (DX)
- SDK Development
- Database Management
- Open Source Maintenance
- Performance Optimization
- Distributed Systems
Job areas
- Software
- Technology
- Engineering