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You bring in the right people before a problem becomes theirs to clean up, and you leave enough behind - docs, patterns, delegation - that the team keeps moving without you in the room.\nWhat You'll Do\nOwn important, ambiguous problems from initial framing through launch and iteration. Set direction, align partners, and stay accountable for the result.\nPartner with product, design, and data to shape priorities, scope the work, and define how success will be measured.\nLead technical decisions across the stack, including architecture, performance, reliability, and maintainability.\nLead work across teams and systems. Build alignment, resolve technical disagreements, and keep complex initiatives moving.\nImprove engineering practices through mentorship, reusable patterns, and clear technical guidance.\nUse AI throughout your engineering work, with sound judgment about where it helps, where it falls short, and how its output should be reviewed. Help the team improve by testing new workflows, sharing what works, and identifying useful opportunities for automation.\nParticipate in an on-call rotation as required, supporting the systems the team builds.\nWhat we're looking for\nA track record of leading complex work across teams or systems and delivering meaningful customer, business, or engineering outcomes.\nStrong backend engineering experience, with the ability to work across the stack and lead end-to-end technical decisions.\nStrong product and technical judgment, especially when the problem or path forward is unclear.\nThe ability to influence experienced peers and align teams without formal authority.\nExperience using metrics, experimentation, and observability to guide decisions and improve production systems.\nRegular, hands-on use of AI across the software development lifecycle, with the judgment to adapt as tools change while remaining accountable for quality, security, and outcomes. Experience improving how a broader team uses AI is a strong plus.\nCompensation & Benefits\nWe believe in transparency. Starting salary for this role is $200,000 - $280,000 USD (or equivalent in local currency) depending on experience and subject to market rate adjustment. This role also carries a 10% annual bonus target.\nWe know our people are what make us great, and we're committed to taking great care of them. Our inclusive benefits package supports your well-being and growth, including 100% coverage of medical, dental, vision, mental health, and supplemental insurance premiums for you and your family. We also offer 16 weeks paid parental leave, unlimited PTO, stipends for remote work and wellness, a professional development budget, and more.\nSee full benefits here →\nOur Process\nNo gotchas, no trick questions - just a clear, human process designed to help both of us make an informed decision.\nApplication - We review everyone with care. Tell us why you're interested.\n Recruiter Call (30 mins) - Let's chat about what you're looking for and how we work.\n Hiring Manager Interview (60 mins) - Talk with one of our hiring managers about your working style and a product you've owned end-to-end, plus a short AI-assisted coding exercise.\n System Design Interview (60 mins) - A collaborative conversation that moves between product tradeoffs and system design - how you'd scope something ambiguous and how you'd build it.\nTake-Home Assignment - Complete a short, realistic task similar to what you'd work on here.\n Assignment Review Call (60 mins) - Walk us through your work and discuss tradeoffs, priorities, and how you'd iterate.\nAll final candidates will be asked to complete a background check and employment verifications as part of our pre-employment process.\nCustomer.io recognizes the stifling impact of systemic injustice on diverse communities. We commit to using our influence to increase inclusion and equity within the tech industry. We strive to build an inclusive team culture, implement bias-free hiring practices, and develop community partnerships to expand our global impact.\nZoom is the only video conference platform that we use, virtual interviews will be conducted using the video capability (i.e., not via the chat), and offers will be extended in writing on official Customer.io letterhead. Please be vigilant in all of your job search activity, and if you have any questions please contact .\nJoin us!\nWe believe in empathy, transparency, responsibility, and, yes, a little awkwardness. 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