Typeface
Staff Platform/Backend Engineer
Palo Alto, CA · Staff+
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$11,374 more — $221,374 — moves this role to Level III and 3 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $221,374 would place this position at wage Level III. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Developers (15-1252) · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- About Typeface We he lp the world's biggest brands move from brief to fully personalized campaigns - in days, not months.
- Join us to help shape the future of enterprise marketing.
- Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, medical condition, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.
Responsibilities
- You'll architect and deliver the backend infrastructure that enables enterprise marketers to turn ideas into fully personalized campaigns - fast, reliable, and secure.
- Design, build, and operate distributed backend systems and scalable APIs that serve as the foundation of our platform
- Architect and evolve infrastructure to support AI/LLM workloads - including model serving, orchestration, and data pipelines
- Drive reliability, performance, and security across production services, ensuring enterprise-grade uptime and data protection
- Own cloud infrastructure decisions and implement best practices for deployment, observability, and incident response
- Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, and AI/ML partners to translate product requirements into robust technical solutions
- Mentor and support junior engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and knowledge sharing
- Experience building for B2B or enterprise SaaS products
- Your work will matter - Trusted by Fortune 100 companies, our platform delivers 10x content velocity and 90% faster campaigns.
- A+ team - Collaborate with veterans from Meta, Amazon, Adobe, Google, Microsoft, and top AI companies.
Requirements
- 10+ years of backend or platform engineering experience, with a strong track record of designing and shipping scalable, production-grade systems
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- Deep expertise in at least one backend language (e.g., Python, Go, Java, Rust) and experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
- Strong understanding of distributed systems, microservices architecture, and API design
- Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to thrive independently and in collaborative teams
Compensation
- The range for this role is $210,000-$240,000 plus equity.
- Actual compensation may vary based on level, experience, and skillset as assessed in the interview process.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation - including salary, equity, and 401(k)
- Full medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family
- HSA and FSA options to support your financial wellness
- Flexible time off - including parental leave
- Build something big - Be part of a fast-growing startup defining a new category: marketing orchestration powered by Agentic AI.
Company info
- About Typeface
- We he lp the world's biggest brands move from brief to fully personalized campaigns - in days, not months.
- Founded by Abhay Parasnis and backed by Microsoft, GV, Salesforce, Lightspeed, Madrona and Menlo, we're building category-defining technology at the intersection of creativity and AI with real impact.
- We're looking for a Senior Platform/Backend Engineer to build and scale the foundational systems that power our platform.
- This is your chance to shape the backbone of an AI-native platform - designing distributed systems and services that make creativity at scale possible.
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