Staff Software Engineer, Core Services & Resilience (Backend Full Stack)

Staff Software Engineer, Core Services & Resilience (Backend Full Stack)

NYC-based team (Hybrid 3+ days a week in office)

Viam is a full-service engineering platform that allows developers through enterprises the ability to configure and control physical devices in a data-driven and intuitive way. Whether you're managing one robot or physical device (sensors, cameras, IoT) in a lab or a fleet of thousands in the field, Viam enables seamless cloud-based control and insights. 

The Core Services & Resilience team builds the cloud systems and backend services that allow our users the ability to configure, monitor, and control physical robots or devices, at scale. We are looking for a Senior or Staff Engineer to weigh in on architectural decisions, build business critical  features and provide mentorship to more junior engineers. Some past projects include: implementing triggers, adding features to our billing product, splitting out a “macroservice” from our app monolith, and implementing a shared background job queue.

Tech Stack: Our work is primarily backend-focused, leveraging Golang, MongoDB, and Linux running in GCP. We also build simple yet meaningful frontend experiences with Svelte and Vue.

Why this role might excite you:

• You'll architect and scale cloud services and distributed systems that serve as the foundation for Viam platform. 
• You’ll mentor engineers, give thoughtful code reviews, and help us grow a team that values inclusion and creativity.
• You’ll get to dive deeper and gain exposure to robotics, Internet of Things, and AI.

Some areas you'll help drive forward:

• Shaping our broader application architecture and technical roadmap. 
• Propose and implement our application's gRPC API and core product features like scheduling (distributed cron), robot logs, billing, and triggers.
• Building internal tools and services that other teams rely on to ship features faster.
• Supporting user authentication and access management flows for Viam application.

We’re looking for someone who:

• Brings full stack experience with a focus on backend development. 
• Has engineered resilient backend systems across cloud services, distributed environments, and modern web architectures.
• Embraces evolving goals and opportunities for creative problem solving. 
• Enjoys mentorship and working across teams.
• Thrives in a collaborative environment where there is a strong belief in shared ownership and in-person teamwork.

The starting salary for this role is between $180-205K/year.