Staff Backend Engineer

Piper Companies is hiring a Staff Backend Engineer for a full‑time permanent opportunity with a rapidly growing digital learning organization based in the Raleigh–Durham, NC area. This hybrid role will play a key part in designing and maintaining backend services that power the company’s mobile and web platforms. The position requires strong TypeScript and Node.js experience, familiarity with modern backend tooling, and the ability to collaborate across engineering, product, and design teams.

Key Responsibilities for the Staff Backend Engineer:

• Design, build, and maintain robust backend services in a TypeScript/Node.js environment with a focus on performance, reliability, and test coverage
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with product, design, and engineering teams to develop APIs and backend infrastructure supporting new mobile and web features
• Lead and contribute to technical planning activities, helping define project scope, assess complexity, and architect scalable long‑term solutions
• Work closely with other engineers to align backend and frontend efforts and ensure seamless cross‑platform functionality
• Monitor system health, optimize MongoDB performance, debug production issues, and work with cloud hosting providers
• Promote engineering excellence through mentorship, code reviews, and contributions to evolving coding standards and best practices

Requirements for the Staff Backend Engineer:

• 7+ years of backend development experience, primarily with TypeScript
• Strong understanding of the Node.js ecosystem
• Experience with MongoDB or similar NoSQL databases
• Familiarity with APM tools (Elastic preferred)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines
• Experience working with Render or similar hosting platforms
• Proficiency using Visual Studio Code or equivalent development tools

Preferred skills:

• Experience designing or optimizing RESTful APIs
• Background in Go or Rust development
• Experience optimizing database performance (indexing, tuning, query optimization)
• Experience contributing to projects from ideation through release and maintenance
• Prior mentoring or engineering leadership experience

Compensation & Benefits for the Staff Backend Engineer:

• Salary range: 165K - 190K
• Benefits include: Health, Dental, Vision, 401(k), PTO, Paid Holidays, and Sick Leave (as required by law)

Applications for this role open immediately on 1/9 and will remain active for at least 30 days from the posting date.

Keywords

TypeScript, Node.js, Backend Engineering, API Development, MongoDB, NoSQL, Render, CI/CD, Elastic APM, Software Architecture, Cloud Infrastructure, Go, Rust, System Scalability, Mobile/Web Platforms, Code Quality, Technical Leadership, Digital Learning, Pocket Prep

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