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Senior Staff Backend Software Engineer, GraphQL

1 hour, 52 minutes ago

United States

Full-time

Lead

Backend Engineer

Software Development

API Gateway CI/CD GraphQL Java Kotlin LLM

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Description

Orchestrate multiple technical tracks across the query engine, performance infrastructure, API ergonomics, and reliability tooling.
Lead the evolution of Viaduct’s global GraphQL schema and guide the schema steering committee.
Strengthen governance processes for schema changes, versioning, deprecation, and breaking-change management.
Mentor teammates and grow technical leadership across Viaduct sub-teams.
Partner with product, infrastructure, and leadership stakeholders to align roadmap priorities with company strategy.
Improve reliability, efficiency, and developer experience across the platform.
Troubleshoot production issues with tenant teams and design self-service APIs.
Evangelize GraphQL best practices through documentation, talks, and office hours.
Contribute to the open-source Viaduct project and incorporate community feedback into the external roadmap.
Use AI-assisted engineering workflows to support coding, iteration, and quality oversight.

Requirements

12+ years of backend and platform engineering experience designing, building, and operating mission-critical distributed systems at scale.
Proven experience guiding multi-year technical roadmaps across multiple sub-teams or tracks.
Ability to influence technical direction without relying on formal authority.
Deep expertise in GraphQL, API gateways, and schema design or federation.
Experience leading the evolution of organization-wide schemas or contracts.
Knowledge of governance patterns including versioning, deprecation, and breaking-change management.
Experience building developer experience tools with a focus on self-service and documentation.
Hands-on experience with modern languages such as Kotlin or Java.
Comfort evaluating and introducing AI-assisted development workflows, including LLMs and code generation.
Exceptional communication and influence skills with senior ICs, cross-functional leaders, executives, and broader engineering audiences.

Benefits

US-remote eligible role with occasional office visits or offsites.
Base salary range of $244,000 to $305,000 USD.
Eligible for bonus.
Eligible for equity.
Eligible for benefits.
Eligible for Employee Travel Credits.
Reasonable accommodations available for candidates with disabilities during the application process.

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