Laurel
Staff Backend Engineer (Digital Foot Print)
$251K–$275K
Remote, US +1 · Remote · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 30, 2026
- Location
- Remote, US
Hybrid, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York - Experience
- 6+ years of professional backend software development experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Laurel is not able to support visa sponsorship.
About the job
Designs and maintains backend systems for Laurel’s Digital Footprint team, improving reliability, performance, and scalability while collaborating across teams and mentoring engineers.
What you'll do
- Architect, build, and maintain reliable backend components; improve their performance, scalability, and security.
- Work with product, design, engineering, and customer success teams to define requirements and deliver software; participate in on-call rotation.
- Mentor junior developers and implement automated testing and CI/CD practices.
What they ask for
- Strong understanding of TypeScript, Node.js, messaging queues (e.g., AWS SQS), and MongoDB.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, plus effective communication and collaboration.
- Ability to engage with customers and understand their needs.
Nice to have
- Full-stack knowledge; experience with Python (Django, FastAPI, or Flask), Airflow, PostgreSQL, or NestJS.
- Experience in AI.
Pay
$251K – $275K (base salary)
Tools
Typescript, Node.js, AWS SQS, MongoDB, Python, Airflow, PostgreSQL, NestJS
AI focus
Experience in AI is preferred; the posting describes Laurel’s AI Time platform but does not specify AI development duties for this role.
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