Staff Software Engineer, Backend

Posted One Month Ago
35 Locations
Remote
140K-220K Annually
Expert/Leader
Artificial Intelligence • Software • Generative AI • Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
The Role
Design and scale backend systems, APIs, and services for Nango’s open-source developer infrastructure platform. Build APIs, SDKs, UIs, and runtime systems, optimize performance and reliability, solve integration challenges with customers, shape the roadmap, and maintain the open-source repository. The role requires strong ownership, product thinking, developer empathy, communication, and autonomy in a remote-first startup environment.
Summary Generated by Built In

(Remote — North America, LATAM or Europe)

Nango (YC W23) is a developer infrastructure company and the leading provider of API access for agents and apps. It enables AI applications to connect to the real world through integrations.

More than 400 paying customers rely on Nango today, including Replit, Ramp, Mercor, Vapi, Instantly, and Exa. We are a YC-backed, multi-million ARR company with a team of 14 from AWS, Snyk, GitHub, Okta, Netlify, Uber, Samsara, and more.

We are hiring Senior & Staff Backend Engineers to join the core engineering team building Nango’s platform and developer infrastructure. This is a critical role at the heart of the company: as a product-led business selling to developers, our engineers directly drive the product roadmap, specifications, and execution. You will own core systems end-to-end, from ideation and design to implementation and close collaboration with developer customers, shaping both the platform and how Nango evolves.

What You’ll Do
  • Design and scale backend systems, APIs, and services for our open-source platform.

  • Build world-class developer interfaces: APIs, SDKs, UIs, and a runtime that delights developers.

  • Collaborate directly with customers to solve integration challenges.

  • Optimize performance, scalability, and reliability across backend services.

  • Shape the roadmap and company strategy with high ownership of key decisions.

  • Engage with the open-source community, owning and maintaining our repo.

Who you are
  • 5+ years (senior-level) or 10+ years (staff-level) of backend engineering experience, with proven ability to scale high-traffic systems.

  • Deep experience with developer infrastructure, APIs, databases, and performance-critical systems.

  • Passion for developer tools, best practices, and building outstanding DX.

  • Comfortable with Node.js and modern backend stacks.

  • Strong communicator, proactive, and reliable in a remote-first environment.

  • Product mindset and developer empathy: you optimize for DX.

  • Pragmatic, positive, and low ego: you step up in incidents and unblock teammates.

  • Startup-ready: autonomous, ownership-driven, and able to navigate ambiguity.

  • Based in North America, LATAM or Europe.

If you’re a seasoned backend engineer who loves developer infrastructure, thrives on ownership, and wants to shape the future of integrations — we’d love to hear from you.

Skills Required

  • 5+ years of backend engineering experience for senior-level consideration
  • 10+ years of backend engineering experience for staff-level consideration
  • Proven ability to scale high-traffic systems
  • Deep experience with developer infrastructure, APIs, databases, and performance-critical systems
  • Experience with Node.js and modern backend stacks
  • Strong communication skills
  • Ability to work proactively and reliably in a remote-first environment
  • Product mindset and developer empathy
  • Ability to work autonomously, take ownership, and navigate ambiguity
  • Based in North America, LATAM, or Europe
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The Company
17 Employees
Year Founded: 2022

What We Do

Nango is a developer infrastructure company that enables developers to build product integrations with AI, allowing applications to connect to the real world.

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