Posh (events & ticketing)
Staff Software Engineer, Backend
$250K–$300K
New York City · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted May 15, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years of backend engineering experience, including time as a Staff, Principal, or technical lead.
About the job
Sets technical direction for Posh’s backend systems, owning architecture across services while continuing to ship production code and lead platform improvements.
What you'll do
- Own backend architecture across services and teams; design and implement production systems.
- Improve scalability, performance, reliability, security, observability, and data instrumentation.
- Lead technical reviews and initiatives, mentor engineers, and participate in hiring.
What they ask for
- Backend expertise including APIs, data modeling, distributed systems, and event-driven architecture.
- Experience designing and delivering systems across multiple services or teams, with operational scaling experience.
- Proficiency in relevant technologies such as Java, Node.js, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and AWS or similar cloud providers.
- Strong technical communication and mentoring skills.
Nice to have
- Experience at a consumer, social, or marketplace company.
Pay
$250K – $300K USD base salary
Tools
Java, Node.js, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, AWS
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