Staff Backend Engineer
First seen by Alion on Nov 11, 2026.
Talview - Staff Backend Engineer
Who We Are:
Talview is transforming hiring and assessment with Gen AI-powered solutions that reduce manual work, improve consistency, and help organizations make better talent decisions at scale. Our products support interview scheduling, candidate screening, assessment, and exam proctoring. With more than 10 million assessments delivered across 120+ countries, Talview is trusted by leading global organizations.
About the Role:
We are looking for a Staff Backend Engineer to lead the design and evolution of backend services across the Talview platform. You will solve complex technical problems, contribute hands-on code, and set engineering standards that help teams deliver reliable systems at scale.
Tech Stack:
Node.js, PostgreSQL, Redis, AWS Lambda, GraphQL, Hasura, and Temporal.
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, deploy, and operate scalable backend microservices serving millions of users.
- Lead the technical design of complex services and integrations across multiple teams, making clear architectural trade-offs around scalability, reliability, security, and maintainability.
- Own multiple critical backend services end-to-end, from architecture and design through implementation, monitoring, incident response, and continuous improvement.
- Define, establish, and advocate for organization-wide engineering standards across code reviews, testing, observability, and technical documentation, driving consistent adoption across teams.
- Identify technical debt and drive improvements that benefit multiple engineers or teams.
- Own the hands-on implementation of complex and critical components of the architecture, translating architectural decisions into production-ready solutions while guiding engineers through design and implementation.
- Collaborate with Frontend Engineering, QA, Customer Success, and Product to turn customer needs into dependable solutions.
- Integrate with APIs, services, and data stores; contribute to proofs of concept and new product features.
What We're Looking For:
- 7 - 8 years of solid backend development experience, with strong hands-on expertise in Node.js.
- Experience owning complex production services and guiding technical decisions beyond a single feature.
- Strong fundamentals in object-oriented programming, design patterns, and SOLID principles.
- Experience writing unit, integration, and functional tests and improving testing practices.
- Strong working knowledge of distributed systems, microservices architecture, application tuning and profiling, and CI pipelines.
- Proficiency in SQL, preferably PostgreSQL; experience with data modeling and query performance.
- Working knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes, and experience operating services in a cloud environment.
- Ability to communicate design choices clearly, mentor other engineers, and work across functions.
Nice to Have:
- Experience with Redis, AWS Lambda, GraphQL, Hasura, or Temporal.
- Hands-on SaaS experience, customer-facing engineering work, or high-availability systems.
- Familiarity with Git, REST client tooling, and Agile/Scrum practices.
Our Culture: The 5Cs:
We are guided by Collaboration, Commitment, Credence (alignment to goals), Customer-centricity, and Candor. We work together, follow through, stay aligned to what matters, focus on users, and communicate openly.
Application:
Apply and tell us about a backend system you designed or significantly improved: the scale, the technical decisions you made, and the result.
Talview is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Skills
Full Stack, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Microservices Architecture, GraphQL, Redis, AWS Lambda, Temporal, CI/CD, Distributed Systems