[Remote] Staff Product Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Courtyard.io is a rapidly growing collectibles startup focused on enhancing the collecting experience through innovative technology. They are seeking a Staff Product Engineer to lead the development of their product, collaborating with various teams to create scalable backend systems and improve user experiences.

Responsibilities

• Help revolutionize the way people discover the things they love to collect
• Play a critical role in building the product hundreds of thousands of users use to buy, sell, and trade
• Own roadmap work from idea to launch, working alongside product, design, leadership, and data to shape what we build
• Write the Go services and Postgres schemas, build the Next.js or React Native UI, and track what users do once it ships
• Shape the technical strategy, contribute to the engineering standards to which we hold ourselves, and help move hard problems forward when they stall

Skills

• You are passionate about building high-performance, scalable backend systems and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
• 6+ years of experience in designing and building large and complex (yet maintainable) systems, and ability to do so faster than most people think possible
• Deep understanding of systems architecture, APIs, and infrastructure
• Experience working with relational databases (Postgres preferred) and designing efficient queries
• You have built consumer products at scale, and enjoy working with product and design teams to build excellent user experiences
• Proficiency with writing useful tests and utilizing monitoring tools, and a well thought-out philosophy about the place of monitoring and testing in a frontend codebase
• Strong testing and CI/CD practices
• You take ownership of your work with a leadership mindset, demonstrating initiative, accountability, and the ability to drive projects forward independently
• Proven ability to work independently on a remote-first team, with experience in asynchronous communication. Top-notch communication skills are essential
• Experience with payments, marketplaces, real-time systems (websockets, pubsub), or anything that touches money movement
• React Native at scale, or Go services behind a high-traffic consumer app

Benefits

• Comprehensive health insurance packages with dependent coverage
• Competitive salary with ample opportunities for career advancement and development
• Enjoy the flexibility of a fully remote work environment
• 401(k) plan with a 4% employer match to help you plan for the future
• $100 monthly dogfooding stipend to support trying out our products firsthand
• Access to employee wellness programs designed to support your overall well-being

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