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Rockstar Hybrid No location specified
Posted yesterday

Lead the architecture and build the core engineering and data stack for a seed-stage company transforming NP-led primary care, combining hands-on development with team leadership.

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Lead engineering of API-first Ruby on Rails platform services that enable front-office AI and automation for a large healthcare SaaS provider.

Posted 4 days ago

Lead the technical direction at DeepWalk to build scalable ML, data pipelines, and backend systems that process millions of sidewalk images and deliver actionable insights to cities.

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Availity Hybrid Remote - United States
Posted 4 days ago

Availity is hiring a Software Engineer IV to lead backend .NET/Azure development for AuthAI messaging solutions, set architectural direction, and mentor engineers in a remote US role.

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Posted 5 days ago
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Vision Insurance
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Lead a remote engineering team at 1Password to architect, scale, and operationalize resilient billing systems that support high-growth SaaS operations.

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Lead the engineering efforts to build and operate scalable, secure backend services and APIs that safeguard user data and enhance platform reliability for a high-impact remote product team.

Trident Consulting Inc Hybrid ., San Ramon, CA, United States
Posted 8 days ago

Trident is recruiting a Python Lead to own backend architecture and deliver scalable, reliable services powering personalization and checkout for a global e-commerce platform.

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Posted 8 days ago

Lead and scale a backend engineering organization at a mission-driven retail company, shaping architecture and delivering scalable systems across product, production, supply chain, and corporate functions.

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HHAeXchange Hybrid Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Posted 8 days ago

Lead the technical vision and development of a next-generation homecare SaaS platform, working full-stack with Go, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kubernetes and modern DevOps practices.

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Posted 8 days ago

Lead Backend Software Engineer at Bumble Inc. to design and deliver scalable AWS-native backend systems, drive architecture decisions, and mentor engineering teammates.

Posted 8 days ago

Lead backend engineering teams at Capital One to design and deliver cloud-native, data-driven microservices that power products used by millions.

Posted 9 days ago

Lead Composio’s enterprise product engineering efforts, owning technical product decisions, customer-facing validation, and delivery to scale enterprise revenue.

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Posted 10 days ago

Technical hands-on leader wanted to own architecture and execution for core, scalable systems at Chalkboard, helping shape product and platform direction while coaching a pod of engineers.

Posted 10 days ago

Lead backend platform and AI initiatives at Daydream, owning catalog pipelines, AI-driven content generation, and merchant integrations to directly impact the product.

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Lead the design, delivery, and operational excellence of production-grade Java/Spring Boot backend services for athenahealth’s hybrid Boston platform team.

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Lead development and scaling of Chalkboard’s mobile and backend games experience, delivering reliable, real-time systems that power an engaging sports-gaming product.

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Posted 13 days ago
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Lead a small backend team at HubSpot to architect and build scalable, low-latency segmentation systems that power lists and scoring across the CRM.

Posted 14 days ago

Thomson Reuters' Materia AI team is hiring a backend-focused Lead Product Engineer to architect Python/FastAPI services and contribute across React/Next.js front-end work to deliver AI-powered accounting features.

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Experienced backend engineer needed to lead development of scalable, cloud-native services using Java and Python for a growing fintech platform.

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Coupa seeks a Lead Software Engineer to build scalable Ruby on Rails services, design APIs and microservices, and help lead engineering efforts on our spend-management platform.

WGU Hybrid Salt Lake City, UT
Posted 17 days ago

Lead a backend engineering team at WGU to design and deliver secure, scalable web services and integrations that support the university's mission of expanding access to higher education.

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Posted 17 days ago

Parspec is hiring a hands-on Lead Engineer to own architecture, define AI-first development practices, and ship mission-critical systems from our San Mateo hybrid office.

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Posted 19 days ago

Lead and grow the Document Generation engineering team to build AI-native, production-grade workflows that improve legal outcomes for personal injury clients.

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Pavago Hybrid No location specified
Posted 19 days ago

Lead the backend architecture and AI/LLM pipelines for an early-stage SaaS platform, writing production .NET code while guiding a small engineering team and ensuring reliability at scale.

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Posted 22 days ago
Inclusive & Diverse
Empathetic
Collaboration over Competition
Growth & Learning
Transparent & Candid
Mission Driven
Startup Mindset
Customer-Centric
Paid Time-Off
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Maternity Leave
Paternity Leave
Child Care stipend
401K Matching
Employee Resource Groups
Education Stipend
Fully Distributed
WFH Reimbursements

Senior Software Engineer to lead development of CaptivateIQ's Agentic SDK, owning LLM orchestration, MCP integrations, and technical standards across the AI platform.

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Posted 23 days ago

Plaid is hiring an Engineering Manager to lead the Remember Me consumer team in building a 0→1 fraud-detection and bank-account monitoring product that balances rapid iteration with long-term system health.

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Coupa Software, Inc. Hybrid Foster City, CA, United States
Posted 23 days ago

Lead design and delivery of Coupa’s enterprise spend-management platform, shaping architecture, microservices, and front-end engineering across global teams.

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Experienced backend engineer with leadership experience needed to lead and mentor a small team building clinical-trial software that prioritizes patient safety and data integrity.

Posted 24 days ago

Lead the technical foundation at (RE)VIVE as a founding Senior Engineering Lead, building and scaling backend systems for a sustainability-driven commerce startup.

Posted 24 days ago

Lead Highlight’s engineering organization to architect scalable core infrastructure and deliver trusted AI-native user experiences at scale in an on-site San Francisco role.

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Experienced engineering leader needed to manage and grow backend teams while driving the reliability and architecture of pricing systems for a high-impact fintech marketplace.

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Lead a remote backend engineering organization to deliver reliable, production-safe pricing and decisioning systems that connect lenders and borrowers across a large financial marketplace.

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Posted 28 days ago

Lead a small product-focused engineering team at a profitable B2B SaaS company building M&A software, owning backend architecture, delivery, and technical standards while staying hands-on in the codebase.

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Best Egg is looking for a Lead Software Engineer II to own and evolve backend services using .NET and Python for a cloud-native fintech platform.

HavocAI Hybrid United States
Posted 29 days ago

Lead and mentor a backend engineering team to design and deliver highly concurrent, distributed services in Go that power HavocAI's autonomous maritime systems.

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WorkWhile is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer (Python) to lead backend initiatives, shape scalable systems, and deliver impactful features that serve frontline workers and businesses.

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