LaunchDarkly · 5 hours ago
Senior Backend Engineer, Feature Management
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$187K/yr - $257K/yr
8+ years expLaunchDarkly is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to help build enterprise-scale capabilities that empower the world’s largest organizations to adopt feature management best practices. In this role, you’ll partner with a talented cross-functional team to bring powerful backend services to life in Go, design APIs that drive new automation and governance workflows, and build the internal frameworks that make enterprise adoption seamless.
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Responsibilities
Design and implement scalable backend services and APIs that enable enterprise-grade automation, governance, and release management capabilities within LaunchDarkly
Translate complex enterprise customer requirements into resilient and maintainable technical solutions that empower large organizations to standardize software delivery practices
Lead technical discovery and architecture discussions, making thoughtful trade-offs that balance flexibility, scalability, and user experience
Partner closely with internal and external stakeholders—such as product managers, enterprise customers, and LaunchDarkly’s own engineering teams—to deeply understand and solve real-world release management challenges using our own platform
Champion best practices for backend development, system design, and observability while mentoring peers and raising the technical bar across the team
Participate in our you-build-it-you-run-it culture by owning code in production, contributing to on-call rotations, and continuously improving system reliability and supportability
Qualification
Required
8+ years of professional experience in backend software development, with a track record of delivering high-impact systems in complex domains
Proven ability to design, build, and evolve distributed systems that are scalable, reliable, and maintainable—ideally in environments supporting large enterprise customers
Strong programming experience, ideally with Go or comparable languages (e.g., Java, Rust, C++), and a demonstrated ability to ramp up on new technologies quickly
Experience designing and consuming APIs, especially in systems that facilitate automation or integrate with enterprise platforms
Solid understanding of domain modeling and system design, especially for building reusable abstractions and scalable internal frameworks
Familiarity with observability practices (metrics, tracing, alerting, structured logging) and a mindset for diagnosing production issues in distributed environments
A self-starter with strong ownership mindset, capable of navigating ambiguity and driving initiatives to completion
Enthusiasm for improving how software is delivered at scale—whether through automation, standardization, or empowering engineering teams with better tools and practices
Benefits
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Health, vision, and dental insurance
Mental health benefits
Company
LaunchDarkly
LaunchDarkly is a feature management platform that allows software development teams to deliver to their customers.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$330.3MKey Investors
Lead Edge CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersRedpoint
2021-08-10Series D· $200M
2020-01-16Series Unknown· $54M
2019-03-13Series C· $44M
Leadership Team
Edith Harbaugh
Chief Executive Officer
John Kodumal
CTO and Cofounder
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