AI-powered devtools platform scaling engineering productivity

Lead Software Engineer - Backend

San Francisco, South Bay AreaHybrid$210K - $250K6+ years
You'll lead backend engineering for a platform that combines AI with human expertise to enhance software development workflows. This enterprise B2B company is growing its engineering team and needs a senior backend engineer to own critical infrastructure and mentor the broader team. You'll work across a diverse tech stack including TypeScript, Python, Go, and Ruby, with cloud platforms spanning AWS, Azure, and GCP. The role is hybrid-based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

What we're looking for

  • 6+ years of backend engineering experience with proven leadership in distributed systems or infrastructure
  • Strong expertise in TypeScript/Node.js and at least one of Python, Go, or Ruby
  • Experience architecting and scaling systems across multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
  • Track record mentoring engineers and driving technical decisions on a team
  • Familiarity with enterprise B2B product development or devtools ecosystems

Tech stack

TypeScriptNodeJSPythonGoRubyAWSAzureGCP

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This role is one we're recruiting for on behalf of a client company; the client's identity is kept confidential at this stage. A Fluency recruiter will follow up with details.