Staff Backend Engineer - Bot Creator Ecosystem, Poe (Remote)

Requirements:

• Availability for meetings and impromptu communication during Quora's "coordination hours" (Mon-Fri: 9am-3pm Pacific Time)
• 6+ years of experience working with large scale codebases and systems, particularly web applications
• 3+ years experience in Python or similar programming language
• Ability to reason about big-picture goals, and identify opportunities to derisk projects to maximize ROI
• Experience leading project teams in a consumer internet or technology company
• A passion for learning and always improving yourself and the team around you
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Preferred Requirements:

• Passion for Poe and Quora's products and mission
• Passionate about API design, the developer ecosystem and overall developer experience
• Passion for code quality and designing elegant systems

Responsibilities:

• Drive projects from ideation to production by working closely with cross-functional teams (design, product, data science, QA, and engineering) and advise on product roadmap
• Be a champion for both user experience and for sustainable, scalable code practices
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers across the company
• Work with the engineering management team to develop new initiatives and improve existing processes
• Participate in on-call responsibilities to ensure Poe provides a reliable and high quality product

Perks and Benefits:

• Medical/dental/vision coverage
• Equity refreshers
• Remote work reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Employee assistance programs
• Salary range for US candidates: $183,647 - $267,615 USD + equity + benefits
• Salary range for Canada candidates: $222,703 - $278,168 CAD + equity + benefits