Faros AI
Lead Software Engineer - Backend
$210K–$250K
Redwood City · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Oct 2, 2026
- Experience
- 5–8+ years with ownership of critical components or services.
- Education
- Degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering, or equivalent real-world experience.
About the job
Leads hands-on backend engineering, building and scaling Faros AI’s data infrastructure and core platforms while setting architecture, mentoring engineers, and partnering with leadership.
What you'll do
- Architect, build, and scale data infrastructure and core engineering platforms through production deployment.
- Write resilient backend code and establish standards for reliable, secure, scalable services and APIs.
- Translate business strategy into technical roadmaps and mentor engineers.
What they ask for
- Expert-level TypeScript with Node.js and/or Python; experience designing, consuming, or implementing REST/GraphQL APIs.
- Experience building and productionizing web services, data pipelines, ETL/ELT, or orchestration frameworks; strong SQL/NoSQL fundamentals.
- Experience running production workloads, familiarity with CI/CD, and security fundamentals.
- Comfort working with distributed international teams; strong stakeholder communication and English C1.
Nice to have
- Experience integrating SaaS platforms or working with engineering analytics/developer-productivity tooling.
- Experience with IaC, containers, serverless, queues/event-driven architectures, security practices, engineering metrics, or coding agents.
Pay
$210K – $250K (USD; base salary or total pay not specified)
Tools
TypeScript, Node.js, Python, REST, GraphQL, SQL/NoSQL, GitHub Actions, CircleCI
AI focus
The platform provides context for AI agents operating in software delivery environments; coding-agent experience for AI-assisted development is a nice-to-have.
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