Staff Software Engineer, Backend Engineering

TL;DR

Staff Software Engineer (Backend): Responsible for driving the technical vision and roadmap for our Platform and Product Teams with an accent on the design, development, and maintenance of highly scalable, performant, and reliable systems. Focus on leading technical design discussions and providing guidance to team members on best practices, coding standards, and architecture principles.

Location: Primarily operate from the New York Metropolitan area, NY, and remotely via San Francisco/Bay Area, CA, Seattle, WA, Boston, MA, Chicago, IL, and Washington, D.C. For those in our New York City office, we encourage in-person collaboration by requiring team members to work onsite three days a week  (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday). For those based in San Francisco/Bay Area, CA, Seattle, WA, Boston, MA, Chicago, IL, and Washington, D.C., we encourage in-person collaboration by requiring team members to attend quarterly Work Together Days within these cities.

Salary: $225,000 - $300,000 per year. You may also be entitled to receive a bonus, stock options, and benefits.

Company

Maven is the world's largest virtual clinic for women and families on a mission to make healthcare work for all of us.

What you will do

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of highly scalable, performant, and reliable systems that support the growing needs of Maven's platform and backend teams.
• Propose, design, develop and implement cloud-based solutions that ensure the agility, flexibility, and scalability of our systems.
• Drive technical design discussions and provide guidance to team members on best practices, coding standards, and architecture principles.
• Collaborate with and lead cross-functional teams to drive the development of new features and products, ensuring they meet the needs of our customers and adhere to Maven's quality standards.
• Mentor and guide and mid-level engineers, helping to develop their technical skills and cultivate a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
• Identify and evaluate emerging technologies, tools, and trends that can drive innovation and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our engineering processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in backend development and platform architecture, with a proven track record of building highly scalable, performant, and reliable systems.
• Experience designing and implementing complex distributed systems, including microservices architecture, containerization, and orchestration.
• Strong expertise in developing cloud-based solutions, with hands-on experience in one or more cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, etc.), including infrastructure as code and serverless architectures.
• Proficiency in multiple programming languages (Java, Python, Go, etc.)
• Experience building distributed systems with microservices and relational and nosql databases.

Culture & Benefits

• Access to the full platform and specialists, including care for mental health, reproductive health, family planning and pediatrics.
• Whole-self care through wellness partnerships
• Hybrid work, in office meals, and work together days
• 16 weeks 100% paid parental leave and new parent stipend (for Mavens who've been with us for 1 year+)
• Annual professional development stipend and access to a personal career coach through Maven for Mavens
• 401K matching for US-based employees, with immediate vesting