Next Ventures
Senior Member of Technical Staff
Next Ventures, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199
About the Role
We’re looking for a seasoned backend engineer to help shape the long-term vision of a platform that powers enterprise-scale integrations. This team builds the core services and infrastructure that enable secure, reliable, and scalable integrations with large external systems. You’ll play a key role in setting architectural direction, solving performance challenges, and improving the developer experience through better tooling and frameworks. What You’ll Do
Build new services that improve the safety, reliability, and accuracy of mission-critical systems.
Reimagine and improve existing approaches to large-scale integrations and access control.
Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and designers to deliver features from concept to launch.
Design MVPs with strong technical foundations, then iterate based on customer and product feedback.
What We’re Looking For
7–13 years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong backend track record at scale.
BS/MS in Computer Science or a related technical field.
Experience building and supporting APIs (REST, JSON/HTTP, GraphQL).
Hands-on development experience with
TypeScript or Kotlin
in production systems.
Familiarity with distributed systems concepts such as message queues, sharding, autoscaling, and access patterns.
Strong technical instincts, with a focus on software patterns, scalability, and maintainability.
A product-focused mindset—able to balance technical rigor with delivering meaningful outcomes for customers.
Who You Are
A self-starter who proactively identifies inefficiencies and drives elegant solutions.
An advocate for end users, ensuring systems are intuitive, fast, and reliable.
A systems thinker who anticipates how design decisions affect future evolution.
Security-minded, with an understanding of the critical role trust plays in customer-facing systems.
A champion for high-quality code and testing, with a strong emphasis on performance.
A collaborative team player who values diverse perspectives and contributes positively to team culture.
Role Details
Location:
San Francisco, CA (on-site 4 days/week, Mon–Thurs
Tech Stack:
AWS, Kotlin, TypeScript, Java, REST APIs, JSON/HTTP, GraphQL
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We’re looking for a seasoned backend engineer to help shape the long-term vision of a platform that powers enterprise-scale integrations. This team builds the core services and infrastructure that enable secure, reliable, and scalable integrations with large external systems. You’ll play a key role in setting architectural direction, solving performance challenges, and improving the developer experience through better tooling and frameworks. What You’ll Do
Build new services that improve the safety, reliability, and accuracy of mission-critical systems.
Reimagine and improve existing approaches to large-scale integrations and access control.
Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and designers to deliver features from concept to launch.
Design MVPs with strong technical foundations, then iterate based on customer and product feedback.
What We’re Looking For
7–13 years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong backend track record at scale.
BS/MS in Computer Science or a related technical field.
Experience building and supporting APIs (REST, JSON/HTTP, GraphQL).
Hands-on development experience with
TypeScript or Kotlin
in production systems.
Familiarity with distributed systems concepts such as message queues, sharding, autoscaling, and access patterns.
Strong technical instincts, with a focus on software patterns, scalability, and maintainability.
A product-focused mindset—able to balance technical rigor with delivering meaningful outcomes for customers.
Who You Are
A self-starter who proactively identifies inefficiencies and drives elegant solutions.
An advocate for end users, ensuring systems are intuitive, fast, and reliable.
A systems thinker who anticipates how design decisions affect future evolution.
Security-minded, with an understanding of the critical role trust plays in customer-facing systems.
A champion for high-quality code and testing, with a strong emphasis on performance.
A collaborative team player who values diverse perspectives and contributes positively to team culture.
Role Details
Location:
San Francisco, CA (on-site 4 days/week, Mon–Thurs
Tech Stack:
AWS, Kotlin, TypeScript, Java, REST APIs, JSON/HTTP, GraphQL
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