Staff Backend Engineer, Air

$160-264k

If based in Canada, the compensation range for this role is CAD $176,000 to $292,000

AWS

TypeScript

Elasticsearch

Node.js

Postgres

Excel

RDS

Senior and Expert level

Remote from US

Cloud-based storage for images and videos

Be an early applicant

Cloud-based storage for images and videos

101-200 employees

B2BData storageInternal toolsDesign

Be an early applicant

$160-264k

If based in Canada, the compensation range for this role is CAD $176,000 to $292,000

AWS

TypeScript

Elasticsearch

Node.js

Postgres

Excel

RDS

Senior and Expert level

Remote from US

101-200 employees

B2BData storageInternal toolsDesign

Company mission

To make creativity easy, fast and fun. Air rethink traditional cloud storage, and make it easier for companies to get from a brainstorm to the final deliverable.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

This role is for you if you have extensive experience in backend engineering and Node.js/Typescript
You're passionate about designing robust data models, implementing event-driven architectures, and scaling backend infrastructure to support sophisticated AI enrichment pipelines
You're used to collaborating with product managers and engineers to prioritize and navigate ambiguities
You excel at moving fast and pivoting based on quick learnings, adapting to changing requirements with agility
You're obsessed with building resilient, scalable systems
8+ years experience working with Node.js and TypeScript in a professional capacity
Extensive experience designing and implementing distributed backend services and APIs
Strong understanding of data modeling concepts and experience with AWS Aurora, Postgres, and Elasticsearch
Proven experience with event-driven architectures, message queues, and distributed systems
Deep knowledge of AWS services (Lambda, S3, EC2, RDS, SQS, SNS, etc.) and cloud infrastructure
Experience designing and maintaining systems that support ML pipelines and large-scale data processing
Track record of scaling backend infrastructure to handle increasing load and complexity
Demonstrated capacity to clearly communicate complex technical challenges and propose effective solutions

What the job involves

At Air, we’re redefining how creative teams organize and access their work
As a Staff Engineer, you’ll play a pivotal role in building intelligent systems that power our platform, delivering cutting-edge search and discovery capabilities to teams worldwide
You’ll join a talented team of engineers and work closely with our cofounders, product, and other cross-functional teams
You’ll have the opportunity to lead the design of robust, scalable systems that integrate AI capabilities into our core platform, balancing strong engineering fundamentals with a practical understanding of product goals and constraints

Application process

To help us filter genuine candidates, include the code AIR-ENG-2025 in the designated field of the application form

Our take

Every day, marketers waste countless hours organizing, finding, approving, and sharing content — this mindless work gets in the way of the creative process. Air's product automates these tasks, giving creators back time to do what they do best: create.

Air works as a cloud collaboration platform that negates the need to move items to and from the cloud when working with visual content. Teams can use the platform to search, review, and manage all their content in one place. Users can migrate their content from Dropbox or hard drives, and once all assets are in Air, the platform automates the work and keeps the library organized.

Air's 2022 round of funding from Tiger Global Group and Headline is being used to build out more product features and expand the team. Further, over recent years that has been a rapid surge in the cloud collaboration market, which is forecast to surpass $50 billion by 2025. Air is therefore operating well in a market that is expected to see significant growth.

Kirsty

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Company

Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)

Jan 2025

$35m

SERIES B

Jan 2022

$10m

EARLY VC

Total funding: $70.5m

Company benefits

Air contributes 90% to medical, dental, and vision insurance and 75% to dependent coverage
Employees also have life insurance, disability insurance, and membership to One Medical
401k program
Commuter benefits
Generous work from home stipend
Professional development reimbursement
Unlimited vacation days

Company HQ

Gowanus, NY

Leadership

Shane Hegde

(CEO & Co-Founder)

Studied Science at Stanford. Co-Founder & CEO of Swap Mobile. An Investor at HPS Investment Partners. Chief Digital Strategist at REVOLT MEDIA & TV.

Tyler Strand

(CTO & Co-Founder)

Studied Computer Science at Stanford. Co-founder & CEO of hostess.fm. Worked for over a year at Beatport, from Product Manager to Director of Product. Was Partner & Director of Product Management at Postlight.

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