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Faros

Lead Software Engineer – Backend

Faros

. Architect, build, and scale highly scalable data infrastructure and core engineering platforms .

Posted 10/3/2026full-timeSan Mateo • California • United StatesSenior💰 $210,000 - $250,000 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in architecting and scaling data infrastructure, with a strong focus on backend services and API best practices. Proficient in TypeScript, Node.js, and Python, with a solid understanding of security fundamentals and cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP.

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TypeScript ProficiencyNode.js ProficiencyREST/GraphQL API DesignAWS/Azure/GCP ExperienceCI/CD Familiarity

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Hard Skills
TypeScriptNode.jsPythonREST APIsGraphQL APIsSQLNoSQLETL/ELTCI/CDData Pipelines
Soft Skills
MentoringCommunicationCollaboration
Tools & Technologies
GitHub ActionsCircleCIMonitoring ToolsLogging ToolsMetrics Tools
Industry Keywords
Data InfrastructureBackend ServicesArchitectural StandardsSystem ReliabilitySecurity Fundamentals

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
AWSAzureETLGoogle Cloud PlatformGraphQLJavaScriptNode.jsNoSQLPythonSQLTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Architect, build, and scale highly scalable data infrastructure and core engineering platforms
  • Own complex technical problems from whiteboard design through production deployment
  • Write high-quality, resilient code
  • Establish architectural standards and backend services/API best practices
  • Ensure system-wide reliability, security, and scalability
  • Partner with product and engineering leadership to translate business strategy into technical roadmaps
  • Mentor other engineers

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 5–8+ years with ownership of critical components or services
  • Expert-level proficiency in TypeScript + Node.js and/or Python
  • Experience designing, consuming, or implementing REST/GraphQL APIs
  • Experience building and productionizing web services, data pipelines, ETL/ELT, and orchestration frameworks
  • Strong database fundamentals in SQL/NoSQL
  • CI/CD familiarity, including GitHub Actions and CircleCI
  • Experience running production workloads, including monitoring, alerting, logging, metrics, traces, and on-call
  • Security fundamentals
  • Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP
  • Comfortable working with distributed international teams
  • Ability to communicate complex technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders
  • English C1 proficiency for technical calls and clear written communication
  • Degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering, or equivalent real-world experience