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Piper Companies ยท 1 day ago

Staff Backend Engineer

positionDurham, NC
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
seniorityLead/Staff
money$165K/yr - $190K/yr
date8+ years exp

Piper Companies is seeking a Staff Backend Software Engineer to join a leading organization in the education technology industry. The role involves designing, building, and maintaining backend services for mobile and web platforms, ensuring reliability and scalability for a global user base.

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Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain robust backend services in a TypeScript/Node.js environment, ensuring reliability, performance, and comprehensive test coverage
Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, and engineering teams to develop APIs and infrastructure supporting new features across mobile and web platforms
Lead and contribute to technical planning, defining scope, evaluating complexity, and architecting solutions that balance short-term needs with long-term scalability
Work closely with fellow engineers to align backend and frontend efforts, solve challenging problems, and ensure seamless cross-platform functionality
Monitor and maintain system health, including optimizing MongoDB database performance, debugging production issues, and coordinating with cloud infrastructure providers
Champion engineering excellence by evolving internal standards, mentoring peers, and fostering a strong culture of code quality, collaboration, and continuous learning

Qualification

TypeScriptNodeJSRESTful APIsMongoDBNoSQLCI/CD pipelinesDatabase optimizationGoRustEngineering leadershipCode quality

Required

8+ years of professional backend experience, primarily with TypeScript and NodeJS
Proven ability to design and maintain RESTful APIs
Strong focus on code quality, testing, and documentation
Experience with MongoDB or other NoSQL databases

Preferred

Experience delivering solutions in other languages, particularly Go or Rust
Experience optimizing database performance (indexing, query tuning)
Experience managing CI and deployment pipelines
Experience working on projects from ideation through release and maintenance
Prior involvement in mentoring or engineering leadership

Benefits

Medical
Dental
Vision
Sick leave if required by law
401K

Company

Piper Companies

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At Piper, we obsess about the success of our customers and consultants.
dateFounded in 2011
location
McLean, VA, US
people-size501-1000 employees
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http://www.pipercompanies.com

H1B Sponsorship

Piper Companies has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (5)
2024 (1)
2023 (2)
2022 (2)
2021 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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Justin Jordan
Founder and Chairman
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