Staff Software Engineer, Backend

🕒 August 26

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $140k - $220k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

🔙 Backend Engineer

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Nango (YC W23)

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1 - 10 employees

🔌 API

🤝 B2B

API • B2B

Nango is a single API for all your integrations. It enables rapid deployment of product integrations, allowing companies to maintain full control and build deep integrations on a single platform. As an open-source and code-first solution, Nango supports over 100 APIs out of the box, making it a versatile tool for developers.

📋 Description

• Design and scale backend systems, APIs, and services for Nango’s open-source platform • Build developer interfaces including APIs, SDKs, UIs, and a runtime • Collaborate directly with customers to solve integration challenges • Optimize performance, scalability, and reliability across backend services • Shape the roadmap and company strategy through ownership of key decisions • Engage with the open-source community and own and maintain the repository • Own core systems end-to-end from ideation and design through implementation • Collaborate closely with developer customers to shape the platform and Nango’s evolution

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of backend engineering experience for staff-level positions • 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 communication, proactive and reliable in a remote-first environment • Product mindset and developer empathy • Pragmatic, positive, and low ego • Startup-ready: autonomous, ownership-driven, and able to navigate ambiguity • Based in North America, LATAM or Europe • Experience at a developer-tool company or working on internal tooling for developers

🏖️ Benefits

• Equity • Top-tier salary among seed-stage startups, based on team member location