Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Grader)

The role

You will own the backend services and data pipelines for Grader, a restaurant health report product. You will harden the platform for expansion, establish platform foundations, and partner with product and AI teams.

What you will do

• Own the backend services and data pipelines that power Grader scans end-to-end
• Harden the platform before expansion by reducing latency and increasing uptime
• Build the observability and alerting layer
• Establish platform foundations including shared abstractions and architectural patterns
• Partner closely with PLG product and the AI Agents team

Required qualifications

• 7+ years, with meaningful time owning backend services in production
• Experience building and operating data pipelines, third-party integrations, and async processing systems at scale
• Proven track record improving system reliability
• Experience at a product-focused startup or scale-up where you owned systems end-to-end
• High degree of cross-functional collaboration
• Strong sense of ownership and drive
• Excellent communication
• Proactive approach to identifying and solving problems

Benefits

• Comprehensive health coverage
• Work from anywhere (remote-first workplace)
• Unlimited PTO
• Extra fun perks

About the company

Owner is an AI-native system used by local business owners to succeed. It powers tools including websites, online ordering, CRM, and POS.