Firestorm Labs
Staff Backend Engineer
$175K–$203K
San Diego, United States · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 1, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years building and shipping backend or distributed software in production.
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. person required due to ITAR regulations; the posting says applicants must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or otherwise eligible to obtain required U.S. government authorizations.
About the job
Build the core backend of Crucible, software that plans and executes production across connected and disconnected manufacturing sites.
What you'll do
- Design and deliver backend services, APIs, data models, and workflows for production planning and execution.
- Model production operations and build distributed systems, integrations, synchronization, and recovery mechanisms.
- Improve reliability and guide architecture, code quality, and engineering practices.
What they ask for
- 8+ years building and shipping backend or distributed software in production.
- Strong backend engineering fundamentals and experience with at least one modern backend language.
- Strong relational data modeling, API design, and distributed systems fundamentals.
- Experience with complex state and workflows, consistency or synchronization challenges, and operating production software.
Nice to have
- Production backend experience with TypeScript/Node.js, GraphQL, and Prisma or similar technologies.
- Experience with disconnected systems, manufacturing or enterprise integrations, or complex physical systems.
Pay
USD 175,000 – 203,000 (base salary)
Tools
TypeScript, GraphQL, Prisma, Node.js
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