Mercor
Member of Technical Staff, Backend
$250K–$500K
San Francisco · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Jul 25, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years of professional backend engineering experience, including 3+ years operating at a Senior level or above.
About the job
Own and evolve Mercor’s shared backend architecture, setting technical direction and building systems that support its talent network and products.
What you'll do
- Own architecture for shared backend services, data models, APIs, and cross-product infrastructure.
- Set backend strategy and standards; lead critical technical decisions, migrations, and architectural debt reduction.
- Write production code, unblock teams, mentor senior engineers, and partner with leadership on platform decisions.
What they ask for
- 8+ years of professional backend engineering experience, including 3+ years at Senior level or above.
- Expertise in distributed systems, service architecture, data modeling, and API design at scale.
- Track record of owning architecture across multiple teams or an organization, and leading complex production migrations.
- Fluency with modern AI development tools and experience mentoring senior engineers.
Pay
$250K – $500K (base salary)
Tools
Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot
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