Staff Backend Engineer
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- Join the Scanner Team as a Staff Software Engineer, backend-focused, to own the development of our next-generation, flagship AI grocery ordering product
- This is a pivotal role where you’ll define the architectural roadmap for our next-generation systems and tackle challenging engineering problems that directly enable business expansion
- Lead the design, buildout, and deployment of highly scalable and robust APIs and backend systems, making critical architectural decisions that shape our platform and product
- Work in a close-knit team with other engineers alongside dedicated Designer and Product Manager teammates
- Partner with Product, Account Management, and peer engineering teams to deliver integrated solutions that serve client needs
- Grow a product that’s used daily in thousands of grocery stores across the country
- Build with best-in-class AI development tools, with access to the latest technologies and passionate coworkers who help engineers move faster and deliver higher-quality software
Benefits
- Comprehensive health plans
- Generous parental leave
- Equity packages
- 401k matching
- Flexible vacation policy
- Professional development program
- Work from home stipend
- BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience
- Proven ability to lead and drive projects through the entire development lifecycle, from conception to launch, with a high degree of autonomy
- Being curious about complex systems, including a desire to understand our intricate business domain and dependencies outside the team’s direct ownership
- Readiness to step into a mentorship role to guide junior engineers and contribute to the team’s growth
- 8+ years of software development experience
- Strong communication skills and a proven ability to build alignment across technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Eagerness to thrive in a fast-paced, AI-native engineering organization that embraces new tools and continuously evolves how it builds software