Software Engineer, Consumer Engineering

🕒 September 16

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $164k - $229k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🧑‍💻 Full-stack Engineer

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📋 Description

• Partner with Product Management, Product Design, Data Science, and iOS/Android/Web client engineers to translate business and user needs into reliable, low-latency technical solutions • Own the full software lifecycle for major product initiatives, from technical design documents and API contracts through development, testing, rollout, and observability • Design, build, and evaluate A/B experiments • Analyze user behavior, conversion funnels, and retention loops using tools such as BigQuery, HEX, or Firebase • Build and maintain scalable APIs and distributed backend services optimized for client consumption and consumer UI performance • Establish engineering best practices and improve developer workflows • Mentor teammates and use modern AI-integrated tools to ship high-quality products efficiently • Contribute to consumer products for content discovery, communities, growth, engagement, monetization, conversion, identity, and security

🎯 Requirements

• 3+ years of hands-on backend development experience • Experience building and operating large-scale distributed serving systems in high-concurrency environments • Proficiency in modern backend languages such as Go or Python, or Java, Kotlin, Rust, or C++ • Expertise designing and maintaining scalable, maintainable APIs using GraphQL, REST, or gRPC • Experience with high-throughput caching layers and distributed datastores such as Redis, Cassandra, or PostgreSQL • Experience or interest in using AI-assisted engineering tools • User-centric mindset and understanding of product usability, interaction design, social dynamics, and user growth loops • Comfort designing experiments, establishing performance metrics, and iterating based on real-time feedback • Outstanding communication skills and a track record of driving cross-functional alignment in fully remote or hybrid team environments

🏖️ Benefits

• Equity in the form of restricted stock units • Potential commission, depending on the position offered • Medical insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • 401(k) program with employer match • Generous time off for vacation • Parental leave • Opportunity to opt out of AI interview recording, transcription, and summarization • Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans

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