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SkillBench ยท 1 day ago

Staff Backend Engineer

SkillBench is a startup focused on building the measurement layer for AI-native software development. They are seeking a Staff Backend Engineer - Production Platform (Tech Lead) to lead productionization for upcoming launches and key product iterations while owning architecture and engineering standards as the company scales.

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Hiring Manager
Juho Kim
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Responsibilities

Lead productionization for upcoming launches and key product iterations
Own architecture and engineering standards as the company scales

Qualification

Production backend systemsArchitecture leadershipIaC / CI/CD masteryObservability experienceB2B SaaS experienceAI product experienceTelemetry pipelinesDeveloper tools experienceMentoring track record

Required

7+ years building production backend and data systems
Strong architecture leadership + mentoring track record
IaC / CI/CD mastery (Terraform/Helm/GitOps or equivalent)
Observability + SLO experience (Prometheus/Grafana/Tempo or equivalents)
Experience in productionizing analytics / telemetry / ML pipelines into reliable services

Preferred

B2B SaaS + AI product experience strongly preferred (sensitive enterprise data / regulated domain experience is a plus)
Interest and experience in building developer tools and AI-enabled engineering workflows involving modern coding assistants such as Claude Code, Cursor, or GitHub Copilot

Benefits

High ownership
Meaningful equity
Full-time role

Company

SkillBench

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SkillBench is at the forefront of integrating Generative AI into enterprise workflows, uniquely focusing on enhancing both productivity and human skills.

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
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