Dispel

Moving Target Defense-based remote access systems for people and machines.

Senior Backend Engineer

Backend EngineerSoftware EngineerFull TimeRemoteTeam 51-200Since 2014H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

3 days ago

Salary

$135K - $150K / year

Bachelor Degree5 yrs expEnglishDistributed SystemsJestPythonSQL

Job Description

**Responsibilities:****Execution ** - Design and implement complex backend features and services with minimal guidance. - Break down ambiguous product or technical problems into clear technical solutions. - Own significant areas of the codebase, including architecture, reliability, and long-term maintainability. - Improve system performance, scalability, and resilience. - Review code and technical designs to maintain high engineering standards. - Identify and address technical debt and opportunities for system improvements. **Enabling Others ** - Mentor engineers and support their technical growth through code reviews, pairing, and knowledge sharing. - Help define engineering best practices and improve development workflows. - Collaborate with product, design, and other engineers to shape technical solutions and project direction. - Ensure work is effectively tracked, communicated, and delivered from inception through production deployment. - Contribute to architectural discussions and help guide long-term technical decisions.

Job Requirements

  • Qualifications:**
  • 5–8+ years of professional software engineering experience**, preferably with a focus on backend systems.
  • Strong experience designing and implementing scalable backend services and APIs in production environments.
  • Ability to take ownership of complex problems and deliver solutions with limited direction.
  • Experience reviewing code and contributing to system design decisions.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills. Team culture is very important at Dispel, and we value engineers who actively contribute to a supportive and thoughtful environment.
  • Comfortable in **Python**
  • Bonus Points:**
  • Experience designing and optimizing **SQL schemas and queries**.
  • Experience with **testing practices** including unit and integration testing (Jest, Vitest, or similar).
  • Familiarity with **distributed systems, observability, or performance optimization**.
  • Experience mentoring engineers or leading technical initiatives.

Benefits

  • Why Dispel/Benefits
  • At Dispel you’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.
  • Salary range for role: $135,000 – $150,000
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Opportunity for incentive units grant
  • Generous paid time off and holidays
  • Performance bonus and equity eligible
  • Remote work
  • Medical, vision, dental insurance

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