Staff Software Engineer
About The Position
Noom is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join their Architecture team and drive technical leadership across their core platform. This role will actively contribute as an Individual Contributor (IC) while helping evolve the backend platform services, from configuration to entitlements to shared data platforms, that every other team at Noom builds on top of. In the near term, the engineer will help refine and drive adoption of fully agentic backend service development across the company. Over the longer term, they will help define Noom's architecture vision, ensuring the platform can scale in a secure and compliant fashion across new products and user experiences, while cultivating AI expertise to unlock efficiencies across engineering.
Requirements
- Proven experience operating at the Staff-level or equivalent in backend engineering roles, with at least 8–10+ years of experience.
- Backend platform experience at large-scale D2C or B2B2C companies, ideally building for internal engineering audiences.
- Familiarity with distributed systems that operate large-scale, high-volume platforms.
- Deep proficiency in Java or Kotlin and experience with the Spring framework.
- Familiarity with relational databases and cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred, but strong experience with at least one major cloud provider required).
- Demonstrated success in architecting scalable, fault-tolerant integrations with external systems.
- Strong leadership skills and the ability to influence teams across an engineering function.
- Interest or experience in AI-based tooling or development acceleration.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and implementation of scalable, secure backend systems that power Noom's apps and services.
- Evolve core backend platform services, including configuration, entitlements, and shared data platforms, that enable teams across the company to build more compelling user experiences.
- Set architectural vision for Noom's core platform, ensuring alignment with broader engineering standards and long-term product scalability.
- Work cross-functionally (XFN) with technical leaders across the company, digging deeply into technical problems while understanding product needs.
- Refine and drive adoption of agentic backend service development practices across the full engineering organization.
- Leverage AI-driven development tools to enhance the team's velocity and innovation.
- Actively contribute to codebases (25%), drive architectural planning (25%), and provide technical leadership and mentorship (50%).
Benefits
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid holidays
- Generous time off
- Summer Fridays
- Company-wide Summer Break week
- Access to top-tier medical plans for you and your family, including a premium-free plan option
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Stock awards
- Performance-based bonus
- Exclusive access to Noom’s products
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
