Staff Backend Engineer

Nango
United States, Chile, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Switzerland, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Europe, EU
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 120,000 - 200,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 5-10 yearsSkills: ["Node.js","APIs","Databases","Performance","Scalability","DX"]

Design and scale backend systems, APIs, and services for a developer platform; own core systems end-to-end, from ideation to implementation; collaborate with developer customers to solve integration challenges; optimize performance, scalability, and reliability; engage with open-source community and shape roadmap with high ownership.

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Nango
Nango
9 months ago

Staff Backend Engineer

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Job Summary

Design and scale backend systems, APIs, and services for a developer platform; own core systems end-to-end, from ideation to implementation; collaborate with developer customers to solve integration challenges; optimize performance, scalability, and reliability; engage with open-source community and shape roadmap with high ownership.
Location: United States, Chile, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Switzerland, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Europe, EU
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design and scale backend systems, APIs, and services for our open-source platform.
  • •Build world-class developer interfaces: APIs, SDKs, UIs, and a runtime that delights developers.
  • •Collaborate directly with customers to solve integration challenges.
  • •Optimize performance, scalability, and reliability across backend services.
  • •Shape the roadmap and company strategy with high ownership of key decisions.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 120,000 - 200,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years (senior-level) or 10+ years (staff-level) of backend engineering experience, with proven ability to scale high-traffic systems.
  • •Deep experience with developer infrastructure, APIs, databases, and performance-critical systems.
  • •Passion for developer tools, best practices, and building outstanding DX.
  • •Comfortable with Node.js and modern backend stacks.
  • •Startup-ready: autonomous, ownership-driven, and able to navigate ambiguity.
Experience:5-10 yearsDeveloper infrastructureAPIsBackend
Skills:Node.jsAPIsDatabasesPerformanceScalabilityDX
Languages:English
Tech Stack:Node.jsAPIsSDKsUIsRuntimeDatabases

Company Brief

Nango
Provides a code-first, open-source integration platform and unified API to embed and operate hundreds of third-party integrations (auth, webhooks, two-way syncs, observability) for B2B products and AI agents.
Industry: API Platforms
Company Size: Micro (1 to 10 employees)
Growth: Early Stage Startup
Funding: Seed
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2022
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