Senior/Staff Software Engineer (Cloud Native/Typescript)
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About the Role
Pre-series A Opensource startup is seeking an experienced backend-focused cloud engineer who thrives in designing and deploying scalable, cloud-native applications. You should have deep expertise in TypeScript, Kubernetes, and Docker with a strong emphasis on backend systems, cloud infrastructure, and distributed architectures.
In this role, you will develop and optimize mission-critical cloud-native applications that operate across public cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) and on-premise environments. You will be instrumental in building self-hostable enterprise solutions, helping developers and organizations scale their AI-driven applications efficiently. If you’re passionate about high-performance backend systems, Kubernetes orchestration, and DevOps automation, we want to hear from you.
What You’ll Do
- Architect and develop scalable, self-hostable cloud-native applications that run across multi-cloud and on-prem environments.
- Design and implement backend infrastructure, APIs, and system integrations that support high-scale developer workflows.
- Optimize containerized deployments with Kubernetes, Docker, and Helm, ensuring high availability and seamless automation.
- Lead best practices for intra-application communication, distributed systems, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Work closely with open-source contributors, enterprise teams, and cloud engineers to build highly flexible and extensible developer tools.
- Build infrastructure that enables millions of developer interactions, ensuring security, performance, and scalability.
- Own deployments across AWS, Azure, and GCP, ensuring cloud-agnostic design.
About the Candidate (Expectations and Nice to Have Skills)
- Strong backend engineering expertise in Node.js / TypeScript (5+ years).
- Deep Kubernetes experience—container orchestration, Helm charts, cluster management.
- Hands-on Docker expertise—optimizing containerized environments.
- Experience designing self-hosted and cloud-native applications in hybrid cloud/on-prem environments.
- Strong AWS experience—understanding of cloud-native patterns and infrastructure design.
- High autonomy—capable of leading and executing complex projects with minimal guidance.
- Deep understanding of intra-application communication and backend system optimization.
Bonus Points For
- Experience with Azure and GCP—multi-cloud deployment expertise.
- Background in DevOps, CI/CD automation, and cloud security.
- Experience building developer tools, SDKs, and open-source platforms.
- Strong grasp of distributed computing and scalable backend architectures.
- Experience working with LLMs or AI-native infrastructure.
- Python experience for backend automation and AI-driven integrations.
About the Company
Join Staffing Science, a high-impact open-source and enterprise cloud-native platform, used by developers and organizations globally. We are a hyper-growth AI-native startup, backed by top Silicon Valley VCs, rapidly growing with strong market adoption.
Company Culture and Benefits
Work alongside the industry’s best engineers in a mission-driven team at the forefront of the AI revolution, redefining how software is built and deployed. You will help build next-gen cloud-native developer infrastructure and have offerings that support a flexible working culture, including an initial remote work model before transitioning to a hybrid model.