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Tools for Humanity · 2 months ago

Staff Backend Engineer

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
seniorityLead/Staff
money$226K/yr - $265K/yr

Tools for Humanity is building a real human network designed to accelerate people in the age of AI. As a Staff Backend Engineer, you will focus on building core technologies and infrastructure to drive scale, utility, and decentralization for the World ID protocol and its ecosystem.

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Responsibilities

Architecting and Building: You will take ownership of the design, development, and scaling for mission-critical software, including architecting decentralized, privacy preserving, secure, scalable and reliable backend systems
Technical Leadership: You will provide technical guidance to the engineering team and lead complex, cross-functional projects. Your work will ensure the team delivers elegant and effective solutions for a variety of novel challenges some of which have never been done before
Mentorship and Collaboration: You will mentor junior engineers and work closely with senior leadership, product managers and other XFN stakeholders to deliver impactful solutions that advance the World network
Strategic Impact: You will play a key role in shaping the technical roadmap and strategy for the World ID platform. You are expected to identify the most important tasks and drive them to completion. Your ability to collaborate and stay organized in a fast-paced environment is key

Qualification

Backend systems designDistributed systemsTechnical leadershipSoftware scalabilityMentorshipCommunication

Required

Experience in senior technical leadership positions
Proven experience leading complex initiatives from start to finish
Demonstrated ability to mentor and guide engineering teams to help them level up and increase their impact
Deep expertise in designing and implementing software systems that are both reliable and scalable, with a strong grasp of fundamentals
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, for technical and non-technical audiences

Benefits

Healthcare
Dental
Vision
A 401(k) plan and match
Life insurance
Flexible time off
Commuter benefits
Professional development stipend
And much more!

Company

Tools for Humanity

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Tools for Humanity is a technology company building for humans in the age of AI. Currently building tools for World.
dateFounded in 2019
location
San Francisco, California, USA
people-size51-200 employees
web-link
https://www.toolsforhumanity.com

H1B Sponsorship

Tools for Humanity has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (9)
2024 (6)
2023 (2)
2022 (1)
2021 (7)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$244M
Key Investors
Blockchain Capitala16z cryptoApollo Projects
2023-05-25Series C· $115M
2022-03-23Series B· $100M
2021-10-21Series A· $25M

Leadership Team

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Alex Blania
CEO & Co-Founder
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Trevor Traina
Chief Business Officer
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