Member of Technical Staff, Backend

Department: Research & Development

Location: San Francisco, CA

Compensation: $205K – $225K • Offers Equity

Employment Type: FullTime

Envoy protects the places the world relies on most by unifying people, spaces, and communications in one secure, integrated workplace management platform and ecosystem. More than 16,000 workplaces around the world trust Envoy to run secure, compliant, and connected operations across every location.

From manufacturing sites and data centers to life sciences labs, healthcare facilities, and corporate headquarters, Envoy unifies visitor management, risk assessment, mailroom management, digital signage software, resource booking, and emergency management into one integrated platform.

With deep integrations across access control, identity, compliance screening, and collaboration tools—including LenelS2, Brivo, Genetec, Honeywell, Cisco Meraki, Okta, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Teams, Slack, ServiceNow, DocuSign, Avigilon Alta, and Descartes Visual Compliance—Envoy helps organizations reduce risk, stay audit-ready, and operate with clarity at scale.

Learn more at envoy.com

This is an L3 opportunity. Successful candidates often come from senior engineering roles and are experienced in leading complex projects, mentoring peers, and making architectural contributions across teams.

About the Role

Backend engineering at Envoy powers the systems that make workplace experiences seamless, secure, and reliable at scale. Every API you design, every schema you model, and every system you optimize directly supports millions of workplace interactions across tens of thousands of locations worldwide.

As a Backend Engineer, you’ll own meaningful product areas end-to-end — from shaping technical design to delivering scalable, production-ready systems. You’ll partner closely with Product, Design, and Frontend Engineering to translate complex requirements into resilient backend architectures.

This role requires strong technical judgment, product thinking, and a high-quality bar. The systems you build must be reliable, performant, and maintainable under real-world constraints.

We hire backend engineers for strong technical fundamentals and product mindset first, then thoughtfully match individuals to teams based on strengths, interests, and business needs.

Team Focus Areas:

• Workplace Platform

• Visitors

This is an on-site position that requires 4 days a week (Monday through Thursday) in our San Francisco HQ office.

You will

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services using TypeScript, Java/Kotlin, and Ruby on Rails

• Architect and evolve APIs consumed by web and mobile clients

• Design and optimize relational data models (Postgres)

• Own features end-to-end, from technical design through deployment and iteration

• Improve system performance, observability, and reliability

• Collaborate closely with Product, Design, Frontend, and Mobile Engineering partners

• Participate in system design and code reviews to elevate backend engineering standards

• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and maintain high engineering velocity

• Proactively identify and address technical debt

You have

• BS/MS in Computer Science or a related technical field

• 6+ years of full-stack or backend software engineering experience

• Strong experience building and consuming APIs (RESTful and/or GraphQL)

• Production experience with TypeScript, Java/Kotlin, and/or Ruby on Rails

• Experience designing relational schemas and working with Postgres

• Strong understanding of data modeling and query optimization

• Familiarity with Git/GitHub and CI/CD workflows

• Experience working in Agile environments

• Strong problem-solving skills and sound engineering judgment

• Excellent communication skills and ability to articulate technical tradeoffs clearly

Your values

• You are product-minded and care about building systems that create real user impact

• You take ownership of outcomes, not just implementation

• You hold a high bar for reliability, scalability, and maintainability

• You communicate clearly and value collaborative problem-solving

• You balance technical excellence with pragmatic delivery

• You are curious and continuously improving your craft

• You thrive in team environments and contribute to shared success

You'll get

• Ownership over impactful backend systems powering real-world workplace experiences

• A collaborative, cross-functional environment with a strong Product and Design partnership

• Technical challenges at scale

• A thoughtful team-matching process aligned to your strengths

• Competitive compensation, benefits, and growth opportunities

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