Staff Backend Software Engineer
- Location
- San Francisco
- Workplace
- On-site
- Compensation
- $225k – $300k + equity
About this role
We are looking for a Staff Backend Software Engineer with 6+ years of experience to own and build core backend systems powering highly scalable SMS messaging infrastructure. You'll join a small, elite engineering team at a company that recently raised a $50M Series A and is expanding rapidly across enterprise, SMB, and political messaging verticals.
This is a rare opportunity to have massive technical impact at an early-stage startup delivering billions of messages per month. We need someone with strong career velocity who has built 0→1 products at high-growth startups (Pre-Seed to Series B) and thrives in a collaborative, fast-moving environment.
What you will do:
Own and build core backend systems across routing, messaging, delivery, and automation infrastructure
Design and ship scalable production services handling billions of messages per month across enterprise, SMB, and political messaging platforms
Drive 0→1 product development - not just features, but entire product surfaces from scratch
Collaborate closely with a lean engineering team
Solve hard infrastructure problems at scale while moving quickly from idea to production
What happens next
Skip the application pile. I get you in front of the people who decide.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
When the company wants to meet, I get the call on your calendar. You just show up.
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