Staff Backend Engineer, User Safety
- Remote, United States
- Senior
- Posted 8 days ago
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Staff backend role on a safety team that spots rule-breaking content and users early, using applied ML. Remote within the US.
About the role
Detection and enforcement work at a very large scale, spanning several product surfaces. The role covers technical and product strategy as well as hands-on building.
At a glance
- Pay
- Not stated in the posting
- Remote scope
- Remote, United States
- Seniority
- Senior
- Skills
- Go, Python, Rust, Ruby, Applied ML
- Posted
- 21 Oct 2026
- Last checked
- 29 Oct 2026
What you will do
- Work with product, data science, operations and other engineers to carry out safety strategy.
- Own the full cycle from design and coding through testing, experiments, analysis and launch.
- Lead and mentor engineers, set standards for developer workflows and review code and design docs.
What they look for
- Eight or more years of software development in Go, Python, Rust or Ruby.
- A computer science degree or similar technical background, or equivalent experience.
- Strong organisation and the ability to keep several projects on schedule.
- Experience working with cross-functional teams remotely and explaining complex topics to any audience.
Nice to have
- Applied machine learning experience in a product or business setting.
Benefits
- Health cover, income replacement, 401k match and family planning support.
- Flexible vacation, paid volunteer time and generous parental leave.
How Keywordise applies for you
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Yes. The posting lists Staff Backend Engineer, User Safety as a remote role for candidates in the United States.
What does this job pay?
No pay range is stated in the posting.
What experience is needed?
It is a senior role. The posting asks for: eight or more years of software development in Go, Python, Rust or Ruby; a computer science degree or similar technical background, or equivalent experience; strong organisation and the ability to keep several projects on schedule. Skills it names include Go, Python, Rust, Ruby.
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