Backend Software Engineer

Piper Companies is seeking a Staff Backend Software Engineer to join a leading organization in the education technology industry for a hybrid permanent position based out of Raleigh-Durham, NC. The Staff Backend Software Engineer will design, build, and maintain backend services that power mobile and web platforms, ensuring reliability and scalability for a global user base.

Responsibilities of the Staff Backend Software Engineer include:

• 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.

Qualifications for the Staff Backend Software Engineer include:

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.

Compensation for the Staff Backend Software Engineer:

• Salary Range: $165,000-$190,000/year (USD)
• Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, sick leave if required by law, and 401K

This job opens for applications on 1/23/26. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

Keywords: backend development, TypeScript, NodeJS, RESTful APIs, MongoDB, NoSQL, Go, Rust, CI/CD pipelines, database optimization, cloud infrastructure, engineering leadership, code quality, education technology, hybrid work.

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