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Staff Software Engineer, Backend - Commerce Platform

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Hybrid (New York, NY)$211.7k - $292kFull-timePosted 11mo ago

About the role

Staff Software Engineer role at Ro within the Commerce Platform team. Technical leadership to shape the platform, mentor engineers, and deliver financial systems powering healthcare access. Hybrid in New York, NY.

Responsibilities

  • Build robust, and scalable backend capabilities using Python and FastAPI, supporting critical commerce domains like payments, pricing, and invoicing
  • Lead cross-functional technical efforts — collaborating closely with product managers, designers, and engineers from adjacent teams to ensure alignment and technical integrity across boundaries
  • Drive engineering excellence through best practices in testing, monitoring, observability, and performance optimization
  • Define and maintain SLIs/SLOs in collaboration with product, infra and other development teams
  • Participate in on-call rotations to ensure reliability of commerce systems

Qualifications

  • 7 - 10+ years professional backend software development experience
  • Proficient in Python (preferred - we have some language flexibility!), relational databases, and frameworks like Django or FastAPI, with hands-on experience in metrics instrumentation and data-driven performance tuning using tools like Datadog
  • Proven experience building and maintaining high-scale backend systems, ideally in commerce, fintech, or healthcare settings
  • Deep understanding of distributed systems—data consistency, communication patterns, and service boundaries—backed by hands-on experience building and maintaining high-traffic production systems
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to lead cross-functional technical projects
  • A sharp focus on quality and risk—you move with urgency while safeguarding against issues like double charges, misbilling, or inconsistent payment states

Skills

Required:PythonFastAPIRelational DatabasesDistributed SystemsLeadership / Mentorship
Nice to have:Django

Benefits

  • Full medical, dental, and vision insurance + OneMedical membership
  • Healthcare and Dependent Care FSA
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Flexible PTOWellbeing + Learning & Growth reimbursements
  • Paid parental leave + Fertility benefits
  • Pet insuranceStudent loan refinancing
  • Virtual resources for mindfulness, counseling, and fitness
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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