Staff Software Engineer (Backend Systems and Architecture)

AnyRoad • San Francisco, CA

52d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to design and build the backend systems, APIs, and integrations that power AnyRoad’s platform. This includes bookings, memberships, analytics, and personalization for global brands and live artists. You will work hands-on to deliver systems that directly support customer-facing features, connecting brands and performers with their audiences through experiences, live activations, and membership programs. You will partner closely with product, frontend, and data teams to design systems that scale reliably and remain simple to use. This is a technical and collaborative role with deep ownership. You will bring strong judgment to when we should build, buy, or integrate, and help the team adopt modern AI-assisted development practices that improve quality and speed.

Requirements

• Significant backend engineering experience, typically 6–10 years.
• Experience designing APIs and systems that handle meaningful scale, such as high throughput, complex data, or reliability requirements.
• Proficiency in one or more backend languages such as Ruby, Go, Python, Java, or Node.js.
• Experience with relational databases like PostgreSQL and a strong understanding of data modeling.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills with the ability to turn product goals into reliable systems.
• Pragmatic mindset with comfort balancing speed and quality.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with NoSQL data stores (Redis, DynamoDB) and event-driven architectures.
• Familiarity with telemetry, metrics, and observability tools.
• Background in e-commerce, booking, or experiential platforms.
• Interest in AI-assisted development tools like Copilot or Cursor.
• Experience working on distributed or hybrid teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and build backend systems, APIs, and integrations that power bookings, memberships, and personalization.
• Collaborate with product and frontend teams to define clear API contracts and data models.
• Deliver production-ready code that creates measurable customer value.
• Improve observability and telemetry to help the team understand and optimize performance.
• Evaluate and adopt new technologies that enhance development speed, quality, and maintainability.
• Partner with peers to strengthen scalability, reliability, and developer experience.
• Make thoughtful trade-offs between speed, scope, and quality.
• Own architecture for one or two major initiatives that ship to production.
• Help evolve our backend to support new markets such as live performances.
• Improve observability from “good enough” to “confidence-inspiring.”
• Contribute to sustainable, repeatable engineering practices that help us ship with confidence.

Benefits

• Maintain a sustainable pace with high ownership. We ship regularly, but we don’t expect heroics.
• Focus on what matters — you’ll typically own one or two major initiatives per quarter.
• Monthly Tune-Up Days let you tackle the "If I only had a couple days" ideas that improve our systems, codebase, and workflows.
• Real flexibility: hybrid means two in-office days per week; remote means async-first with clear collaboration hours (10am–2pm PT).
• Work with peers who care deeply about quality, craft, and measurable results.
• Competitive compensation, equity, and comprehensive benefits (health, dental, vision, 401k).
• An inclusive environment where different perspectives make us better.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees