Staff Software Engineer - Platform Engineering

At Perplexity, we're revolutionizing the way individuals search, reason, and engage with information. Our API team is pivotal to this mission, crafting and managing high-performance interfaces that connect Perplexity’s intelligence with developers, enterprises, and products globally. This team is responsible for the architecture, reliability, and security of the APIs that fuel everything from real-time LLM queries to large-scale enterprise integrations.In the role of Staff Backend Engineer, you will play a crucial part in shaping the technical backbone of Perplexity’s external platform. You will design distributed systems, enhance performance at scale, and establish engineering standards to ensure our APIs are swift, dependable, and enjoyable for developers to work with.

Join Convex in Revolutionizing Application Development!At Convex, we are on a mission to revolutionize the way developers build applications by enabling them to create fast, reliable, and dynamic apps without the need for a backend team. Our innovative full-stack app platform is meticulously crafted with database, compute, and backend abstractions, allowing developers and LLMs to rapidly innovate while ensuring scalability and simplicity throughout the product lifecycle.Meet Our Team:Our team comprises talented engineers who have built and designed some of the world’s most extensive backends, handling exabytes of data and millions of transactions per second, while also delivering desktop and mobile software across billions of devices. We pride ourselves on our friendly, collaborative, and passionate culture, thriving in our San Francisco office.The Opportunity:As a key player in our backend platform, you will enhance our standout client API and developer experience. We have dedicated significant resources to perfecting our client libraries, development APIs, and sync protocol, ensuring that Convex is a delight for application developers. We are looking to grow our team to advance the next iteration of the Convex API and redefine the modern application stack.If you are an experienced TypeScript developer with a passion for elegant API design and recognize the importance of robust platforms in the age of AI development, we want to hear from you!Your Responsibilities:Design, develop, and maintain Convex’s client libraries, sync protocol, and query APIs.Stay updated with new frameworks and technologies within the app development landscape.Gain insights into effective abstractions that scale and integrate seamlessly within our stack to create libraries that are user-friendly and maintainable.Work autonomously to prioritize impactful projects while collaborating closely with the engineering team and CTO (hi! I'm James).Contribute to establishing best practices and design guidelines as our team and systems expand.Write engaging and innovative client library code.

About UsParallel is a leading web infrastructure company empowering businesses across sales, marketing, insurance, and software development to create state-of-the-art AI agents. Our innovative products provide flexible and robust programmatic access to the web.With a successful funding round of $130 million from prestigious investors including Kleiner Perkins, Index Ventures, Spark Capital, Khosla Ventures, First Round, and Terrain, we are assembling a stellar team of engineers, designers, marketers, and operational experts to revolutionize web technology for AI.Role Overview: As a key member of our technical staff, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining our backend infrastructure, which currently manages millions of requests daily. Your focus will be on ensuring high reliability and performance while exceeding customer expectations as we expand our services. You will also play a crucial role in maintaining our API, making it user-friendly and easy for developers to integrate.What We Seek: You possess a profound understanding of distributed systems, database management, and maintainable code architecture. Your ability to evaluate trade-offs between speed, scalability, and developer experience is essential. You are passionate about creating products and APIs that have significant real-world impact and are beloved by developers.Life at ParallelOur team operates fully in-person between our headquarters in Palo Alto and our San Francisco office. We pride ourselves on being a flat organization with a dense talent pool dedicated to tackling complex technical and creative challenges.We are looking for individuals who share our enthusiasm for applying science, creativity, and consistency to solve large, intricate problems that yield substantial outcomes. Our core values include:Customer Impact: We take ownership of delivering tangible results for our clients.Craftsmanship: We obsess over every detail, as quality compounds.Change Acceleration: We prioritize rapid shipping and swift adaptation, bringing innovative ideas to production.Win-Win Solutions: We creatively turn challenges into opportunities.High-Conviction Decisions: We embrace experimentation; we learn from failures and celebrate our successes.Compensation & BenefitsCompetitive salaryGenerous equity optionsVisa sponsorship available401K retirement plansDaily lunch and office snacks

Join Databricks as a Staff Backend Software Engineer on our cutting-edge AI Platform team. We are on a mission to simplify data and AI for enterprises worldwide. In this role, you will be pivotal in developing robust backend systems that support our AI initiatives, driving innovation and efficiency.As a member of our dynamic team, you will work with the latest technologies and methodologies to create scalable solutions that meet the needs of our clients. Your expertise will help shape the future of our AI Platform, delivering exceptional user experiences and insights.

Join our innovative team at Databricks as a Staff Backend Software Engineer focusing on our cutting-edge AI Platform. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and optimizing backend systems that empower data scientists and engineers to build AI applications efficiently.As a key contributor, you will work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable solutions that enhance our platform's capabilities. Your expertise will drive the development of robust features that support machine learning workflows and big data processing.

Join Databricks as a Staff Backend Software Engineer for our cutting-edge AI Platform. In this pivotal role, you will design and implement robust backend systems that power innovative AI solutions. Collaborate with a talented team to drive impactful projects and shape the future of data and AI.

Join Databricks as a Staff Backend Software Engineer on our AI Platform team, where you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of data analytics and machine learning. You will work collaboratively with talented engineers to design, develop, and enhance robust backend systems that drive our cutting-edge AI solutions. Your innovative mindset and technical expertise will help us deliver unparalleled value to our customers.

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Staff Software Engineer specializing in API development to join our dynamic team at Anthropic. In this role, you will have the opportunity to leverage your expertise to design and implement cutting-edge APIs that will enhance our products and services.As a key member of our engineering team, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to understand customer needs and translate them into scalable and efficient solutions. You will be responsible for ensuring that our APIs are robust, secure, and user-friendly.

Why Join Harvey?At Harvey, we are revolutionizing the landscape of legal and professional services. Our approach is not just incremental; we aim for comprehensive, end-to-end transformation. By leveraging cutting-edge AI technology, a robust enterprise-grade platform, and unparalleled industry expertise, we are changing how knowledge work is executed for generations to come.This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a generational company at a pivotal moment. With over 1,000 clients across more than 58 countries, proven product-market alignment, and support from top-tier investors, we are rapidly scaling and creating a new category in real time. Our ambitious work ethic, high standards, and unmatched opportunities for personal, professional, and financial growth make Harvey an exceptional place to advance your career.Our team is composed of highly skilled and motivated individuals who are fully dedicated to our mission. We prioritize speed, intensity, and genuine ownership over the challenges we face, from conceptualization to long-term results. We maintain close relationships with our customers at all levels, collaborating effectively to tackle real problems with urgency and care. If you excel in a dynamic environment, strive for excellence, and are eager to help shape the future of work alongside a team that elevates standards, we encourage you to join us in this journey.At Harvey, we are actively writing the future of professional services, and we are just beginning.Position OverviewAs a Senior Backend Platform Engineer at Harvey, you will play a vital role in building and maintaining the cohesive backend platform that underpins all our services. In this mid-to-senior level position, you will design and implement shared frameworks and libraries that abstract common concerns, enhance developer experience, and elevate the standards for reliability and performance across all teams. Your mission will align with our platform vision: to create “a foundational system that empowers product teams to deliver reliable, observable, and high-performing experiences swiftly and securely.” By centralizing common tasks, you will enable product engineers to focus on delivering features efficiently rather than reinventing existing solutions. This high-impact role means that your code and systems will significantly enhance the productivity and quality of our engineering efforts across the organization.If you are passionate about developing foundational systems, addressing cross-cutting technical challenges, and empowering others to innovate with confidence, we would love to hear from you.

About 3Y HealthAt 3Y Health, we are at the forefront of revolutionizing healthcare administration through our innovative AI business manager. Our mission is to simplify the complexities that consume nearly 40% of the healthcare industry's revenue. Our robust platform equips clinician entrepreneurs with the tools they need to effectively launch, manage, and expand their private practices. With over $200 million in backing from leading investors like Founders Fund, General Catalyst, SoftBank, and 8VC, we are committed to empowering independent providers with advanced AI and automation solutions that save time, foster business success, and enhance care delivery within their communities.Position OverviewWe are on the lookout for a Backend Engineer who is passionate about designing and scaling high-performance backend systems that drive our AI-first platform. The perfect candidate will have a strong background in developing distributed services using languages such as Go, Java, Python, or TypeScript. A solid understanding of modern API design and communication protocols (REST, gRPC, GraphQL) is essential, alongside a commitment to delivering reliable, secure, and scalable infrastructure.Ideally, you have experience integrating AI functionalities—be it through external AI APIs, managing machine learning inference pipelines, or supporting data infrastructure for model training. You're more than just a code contributor; you care about how your systems are deployed, monitored, and maintained in production. Experience with regulated data environments such as healthcare or fintech is a plus.This role is suited for a hands-on engineer who thrives in collaborative, cross-functional settings, works effectively with product and frontend teams, and proactively builds systems designed for scalability, compliance, and maintainability.

Join Anthropic as a Staff Software Engineer on our Billing Platform team. In this critical role, you will design and implement robust billing solutions that scale with our growing user base. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance our billing capabilities and ensure seamless processing of transactions. Your expertise will be vital in building systems that are not only efficient but also secure and user-friendly.

Join Discord, a platform cherished by over 200 million users monthly, where gaming is at the heart of our community. With more than 90% of our users engaging in games, they collectively spend 1.5 billion hours enjoying thousands of unique titles on Discord every month. Our commitment is to enhance the gaming experience by facilitating enjoyable interactions before, during, and after gameplay.At Discord, we empower individuals to connect within diverse communities, and our users trust us to safeguard their conversations. Our Platform Security Engineering team is dedicated to fortifying the systems that underpin Discord, ensuring that the "secure way" becomes the "easy way." We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to drive this mission forward through your security expertise, software development skills, and operational excellence. In this technical leadership role, you will identify and pursue impactful opportunities to mitigate security risks across our Engineering teams. You will design and implement user-friendly "paved paths" for managing identities, deploying code, configuring cloud infrastructure, and operating services effectively.If you are a security engineer with a profound curiosity, keen on tackling technically and socially complex projects, and motivated to enhance security and privacy at Discord, we encourage you to explore this opportunity further!

Join Our Mission at LeonaAt Leona, we are dedicated to empowering individuals to take charge of their health and well-being, along with that of their patients and loved ones. Our vision is clear: we aim to revolutionize the healthcare experience for everyone, making high-quality care accessible regardless of geographic location.Patients should feel empowered and comfortable in managing their health proactively, while healthcare professionals can focus on delivering exceptional care without the burden of administrative overhead. Our innovative platform enhances doctor-patient interactions via WhatsApp, acting as an AI clinical assistant to automate non-urgent tasks and provide patients with 24/7 access to their doctors.With offices in San Francisco and Mexico City, our diverse team brings a wealth of experience from renowned tech companies like Rappi, Uber, Modern Fertility, and Wonder. We are proudly supported by top-notch investors, including General Catalyst and Accel, alongside distinguished angel investors from successful firms like Nubank and Maven Clinic.If you are eager to learn, thrive in a dynamic startup environment, and are ready to roll up your sleeves to create something extraordinary, we would love to hear from you!The Challenge AheadWe are searching for a seasoned software engineer to help us scale and shape the future of Leona. Our platform is designed to transform doctor-patient communication, leveraging AI to streamline clinical workflows, reduce burnout, and enhance personalized care. If you are passionate about solving complex engineering challenges, enjoy a multifaceted role, and are excited to take products from concept to launch, this position is tailored for you.

Role overview Patreon is seeking a Staff Software Engineer specializing in Backend Platform for its San Francisco office. The position centers on designing and building scalable backend services that support and enhance the experience for creators using Patreon. What you will do Design and implement backend systems that can grow alongside Patreon's expanding user base Partner with engineers, product managers, and other teams to deliver reliable and user-friendly platform features Help guide technical decisions that influence the future direction of Patreon's backend architecture Collaboration This role works closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the platform addresses both technical requirements and user needs.

Join DoorDash as a Senior Staff Software Engineer in Backend Development, where you will play a pivotal role in creating and sustaining a robust, 24/7 global infrastructure system that fuels our dynamic three-sided marketplace of Consumers, Merchants, and Dashers. In this hybrid position, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop innovative solutions that tackle complex business challenges, while mentoring junior engineers and contributing to our technical roadmaps.

Who Are We?Postman is the leading global API platform, utilized by over 45 million developers and 500,000 organizations, including 98% of the Fortune 500. We are dedicated to fostering an API-first world by simplifying every stage of the API lifecycle and enhancing collaboration, enabling users to build superior APIs more efficiently.Headquartered in San Francisco, Postman has offices in Boston, New York, Austin, Tokyo, London, and Bangalore—the birthplace of our company. We are a privately held organization, supported by investors like Battery Ventures, BOND, Coatue, CRV, Insight Partners, and Nexus Venture Partners. Discover more at postman.com or connect with us on X at @getpostman.P.S: We highly encourage you to read The "API-First World" graphic novel to gain insight into our vision at Postman.The OpportunityWe are seeking a talented Senior Backend Engineer to join our Cloud Platform team, where you will be instrumental in developing the core systems and services that drive Postman’s internal platform. You will design and implement new backend services responsible for deploying, scaling, and managing our infrastructure and product services, utilizing Java, Spring Boot, and Hibernate (JPA) alongside cloud-native technologies such as Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Istio, and Terraform.Your contributions will have a significant impact, as the systems you create will be employed across Postman engineering, enabling quicker delivery, improved scalability, and an enhanced developer experience. Additionally, you will have the chance to contribute to open-source projects, extending your influence beyond Postman’s ecosystem.What You’ll DoDesign and develop backend services in Java and Spring Boot to enhance Postman’s internal Cloud Platform.Architect new services for managing service deployment, lifecycle, and scaling across Kubernetes clusters.Implement GitOps workflows (ArgoCD) to facilitate continuous delivery.Integrate with cloud-native tools such as Istio, Helm, and Terraform.Adhere to robust software engineering practices, including testing, code reviews, CI/CD, and comprehensive documentation.Drive innovation by participating in open-source initiatives where applicable.Collaborate with Cloud Architects, DevOps engineers, and product teams to ensure alignment with business objectives.Ensure the performance, reliability, and scalability of the systems you develop.

Join Our Team at Unify!At Unify, we are at the forefront of innovation, developing the first AI-driven system of action for revenue teams. Our mission is to empower organizations by transforming outbound sales into their most effective growth accelerator, making go-to-market strategies observable, repeatable, and scalable. Founded in 2023 by visionary leaders from Ramp and Scale AI, our diverse team boasts experience from renowned companies such as Airbnb, Meta, Waymo, and Monday.com.In 2024, we achieved an impressive 8x revenue growth and currently serve esteemed clients like Perplexity, Cursor, SoFi, and Justworks. We’re a dynamic and high-energy team that has successfully raised $58M from prominent investors including Thrive, Emergence, and OpenAI. Be part of our journey to redefine the future of go-to-market strategies!About Us:Founded on January 17, 2023, by Austin Hughes and Connor Heggie, Unify aims to build the premier system-of-action for go-to-market teams, starting with an end-to-end platform that facilitates warm outbound sales. Today, the outbound sales landscape is cluttered with cold, mass outreach, yielding minimal conversion rates. Our innovative platform is designed to connect sales teams with the right prospects at the perfect moment.Our remarkable growth trajectory continues, with an 8x revenue increase year-over-year, and we proudly provide services to a wide range of clients, including Guru, Justworks, Together.AI, and Hightouch. Join our passionate, driven team and help us reshape the way go-to-market strategies function.Role Overview:As a Staff Software Engineer, you will lead the development of innovative products from inception to launch, collaborating closely with our founders. You will take ownership of critical engineering projects that deliver significant value to our customers while establishing the technical groundwork for Unify. This is an opportunity to work at the cutting edge of technology, leveraging the latest advancements in AI.Your Responsibilities:Collaborate with a highly skilled team in product, design, and engineering to shape our product roadmap and engineering foundation.

Join Our Crew at Ivo! At Ivo, we are not just engineers; we are creators on a mission to revolutionize the legal landscape with cutting-edge technology. As pioneers, we have introduced groundbreaking innovations, including:• An AI agent seamlessly integrated into MS Word to enhance your document editing experience [2023]• Advanced RAG techniques that surpass traditional embedding models [2023]• Large-scale LLM-based legal fact extraction capabilities [2024]• A legal assistant that navigates extensive contract databases with unmatched precision [2024]• Innovative clustering of related legal documents [2025]• Automatic deviation analysis for risk identification in vast contract databases [2025]• The ability to merge contracts with amendments for a comprehensive timeline of 'composite' contracts [2025] Your Mission as a Backend EngineerAs a vital member of our team, your primary role will be to build robust systems that manage and analyze millions of contracts efficiently. Your responsibilities include:• Developing systems capable of processing large volumes of contracts with reliability• Crafting data pipelines that orchestrate LLMs, data extraction, and clustering algorithms at scale• Building the industry’s most accurate search and retrieval systems• Collaborating with legal professionals and product teams to adapt to the rapid evolution of LLM technology Why Join Us?Every major corporation has an in-house legal team, and many of these dedicated professionals are overwhelmed with long hours and tight deadlines. Our mission at Ivo is to empower these lawyers by providing them with innovative solutions that reclaim their time and sanity. We are developing an AI-native platform dedicated to automating the monotonous tasks in legal work. Our products are loved by users, boasting an impressive 85% trial win rate amidst fierce competition. Join us in making a difference!

Join Saris AI as a Staff Backend Software Engineer, where you will play a pivotal role in developing innovative solutions that harness the power of artificial intelligence. In this dynamic position, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams, design scalable systems, and contribute to the overall architecture of our backend solutions.