Staff Software Engineer at Fanvue.com

Fanvue.com

Remote with London office·10h ago

LeadFull-timeTypeScriptVueNode.jsAWSPostgreSQLGitGoAIML

Salary Range

$114,750 - $155,250 /year

Estimated

This salary is estimated based on similar roles. The actual salary may vary.

About the Role

We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join Fanvue, a rapidly growing creator monetization platform. This role involves building systems at scale, tackling engineering challenges related to scaling real-time systems, decomposing monoliths, and building reliable infrastructure for millions of users.

Key Responsibilities

→Lead technical initiatives that directly impact platform scalability and reliability
→Scale systems from PostgreSQL to event-driven architecture, designing for tens of millions of MAU
→Drive monolith-to-services decomposition using proven patterns
→Design and implement database optimization strategies for high-throughput workloads
→Build and scale AI infrastructure, including vector stores, embedding pipelines, and LLM orchestration
→Architect systems for AI-powered features, including automated chat, content moderation, and recommendations
→Use AI coding tools to accelerate delivery and help define team standards
→Build platform primitives that enable other teams to ship faster
→Mentor engineers across the organization through code reviews, design sessions, and pairing
→Contribute to architecture decisions and technical strategy
→Participate in incident response and drive reliability improvements

Requirements

✓10+ years of hands-on software engineering experience building and shipping at scale
✓Proven track record with distributed systems serving tens of millions of MAU
✓Deep expertise in TypeScript, Node.js, Go, and AWS
✓Strong experience with PostgreSQL at scale, including query optimization, partitioning, and replication
✓Experience with service-oriented architectures and decomposition patterns
✓Familiarity with AI and ML infrastructure, including vector databases, embeddings, and LLM APIs
✓Fluent with AI-assisted development tools and keen to help teams adopt them effectively
✓A natural mentor who elevates other engineers through example
✓Strong communicator who can translate complex technical concepts for any audience