Staff Software Engineer - Backend

The Economist Group(1 month ago)

HybridFull TimeSenior$165,752 - $221,807 (estimated)Engineering

About this role

The Staff Software Engineer will lead the design and build of the Gen AI and Personalization platform, owning core backend, Gen AI services and cloud systems to ensure scalability, reliability and security. The role influences architecture across teams, mentors engineers and shapes technical strategy as the company expands its AI capabilities. It is a remote-first position with a minimum expectation of coming to the office two days per month. The role offers opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge AI initiatives and cross-team collaboration.

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Required Skills

Backend Services
Gen AI
Personalization
System Architecture
AWS
API Design
RAG
DevOps
CI/CD
Containerization

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About The Economist Group

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The Economist Group is a global media and intelligence company best known for The Economist magazine and a family of brands that deliver authoritative analysis on international business, politics and world affairs. It combines subscription journalism with data-driven research and forecasting (notably the Economist Intelligence Unit and Economist Impact), plus events, custom research and commercial content services to help organisations make strategic decisions. The Group serves a global audience of business and policy leaders, positioning itself as an independent, evidence-led partner for insight, forecasting and thought leadership.