Staff Software Engineer (Backend - Grader)

• If you want to own the backend of one of Owner’s most strategically important products and set the platform foundation before a major expansion — this is that role
• Own the backend services and data pipelines that power Grader scans end-to-end — from ingesting third-party presence signals (Google, Yelp, menus, LLM GEO signals) to serving results reliably at scale
• Harden the platform before expansion — reduce latency, increase uptime, and build the observability and alerting layer the team needs to confidently scale Grader into new scoring dimensions
• Establish platform foundations — shared abstractions, operational runbooks, and architectural patterns that reduce toil and give other engineers a reliable base to build on
• Partner closely with PLG product and the AI Agents team as Grader evolves into a broader AI-powered tool for restaurant owners
• Our Tech Stack: Backend: Node.js, TypeScript Databases: MongoDB, PostgreSQL Infrastructure & Observability: Datadog, AWS, Temporal

Benefits

• Work from anywhere: Our flexible policy lets you work from wherever you want.
• Equity in Owner: All full-time employees in eligible countries receive pre-IPO equity in Owner.
• Benefits to support your success: We set you up for success where you are and where you’re going.
• Healthcare Coverage: We offer comprehensive health, dental and vision plans.
• Unlimited PTO: Your schedule, your choice. We give our team members full empowerment to choose the time they want to work, and don’t micro-manage working hours.
• Team retreats: We love building real friendships with everyone that we work with, so we do several retreats per year – to deepen our friendships, celebrate our wins, and plan our future.
• Experience at a product-focused startup or scale-up where you owned systems end-to-end
• Strong sense of ownership and drive, excellent communication, and a proactive approach to identifying and solving problems
• 7+ years, with meaningful time owning backend services in production
• Experience building and operating data pipelines, third-party integrations, and async processing systems at scale
• Proven track record improving system reliability — observability, alerting, incident reduction, and making operational health a team habit
• High degree of cross-functional collaboration — past colleagues in product, design, and business would speak highly of your teamwork