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Staff Backend Engineer

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Staff / Principal
Engineering

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About the Role

Join the Scanner Team as a Staff Software Engineer, backend-focused, to own the development of our next-generation, flagship AI grocery ordering product. This is a pivotal role where you'll define the architectural roadmap for our next-generation systems and tackle challenging engineering problems that directly enable business expansion.

What You’ll Do

  • Lead the design, buildout, and deployment of highly scalable and robust APIs and backend systems, making critical architectural decisions that shape our platform and product.
  • Work in a close-knit team with other engineers alongside dedicated Designer and Product Manager teammates.
  • Partner with Product, Account Management, and peer engineering teams to deliver integrated solutions that serve client needs.
  • Grow a product that’s used daily in thousands of grocery stores across the country.
  • Build with best-in-class AI development tools, with access to the latest technologies and passionate coworkers who help engineers move faster and deliver higher-quality software.

What makes you a great fit

  • BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience
  • 8+ years of software development experience.
  • Eagerness to thrive in a fast-paced, AI-native engineering organization that embraces new tools and continuously evolves how it builds software.
  • Proven ability to lead and drive projects through the entire development lifecycle, from conception to launch, with a high degree of autonomy.
  • Strong communication skills and a proven ability to build alignment across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Readiness to step into a mentorship role to guide junior engineers and contribute to the team's growth.
  • Being curious about complex systems, including a desire to understand our intricate business domain and dependencies outside the team's direct ownership.

 

Salary Range in US: $168k - 253k + meaningful early-stage equity + benefits

 

Posted
Sep 24, 2026
Last seen
Sep 24, 2026
First seen
Sep 24, 2026

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