Senior Backend Engineer, Feature Management

About the Job

LaunchDarkly is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to help build enterprise-scale capabilities that empower the world’s largest organizations to adopt feature management best practices. This team is focused on enabling scalable, standardized release processes through automation, governance, and visibility—transforming how software is delivered at enterprise scale.

In this role, you’ll work closely with a cross-functional team to design and implement robust backend services in Go, develop APIs that power new automation and governance workflows, and shape internal frameworks that support enterprise adoption at scale. You’ll solve complex technical challenges, many of which LaunchDarkly faces internally, and your work will directly impact both our organization and our largest customers.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable backend services and APIs that enable enterprise-grade automation, governance, and release management capabilities within LaunchDarkly.
• Translate complex enterprise customer requirements into resilient and maintainable technical solutions that empower large organizations to standardize software delivery practices.
• Lead technical discovery and architecture discussions, making thoughtful trade-offs that balance flexibility, scalability, and user experience.
• Partner closely with internal and external stakeholders—such as product managers, enterprise customers, and LaunchDarkly’s own engineering teams—to deeply understand and solve real-world release management challenges using our own platform.
• Champion best practices for backend development, system design, and observability while mentoring peers and raising the technical bar across the team.
• Participate in our you-build-it-you-run-it culture by owning code in production, contributing to on-call rotations, and continuously improving system reliability and supportability.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience in backend software development, with a track record of delivering high-impact systems in complex domains.
• Proven ability to design, build, and evolve distributed systems that are scalable, reliable, and maintainable—ideally in environments supporting large enterprise customers.
• Strong programming experience, ideally with Go or comparable languages (e.g., Java, Rust, C++), and a demonstrated ability to ramp up on new technologies quickly.
• Experience designing and consuming APIs, especially in systems that facilitate automation or integrate with enterprise platforms.
• Solid understanding of domain modeling and system design, especially for building reusable abstractions and scalable internal frameworks.
• Familiarity with observability practices (metrics, tracing, alerting, structured logging) and a mindset for diagnosing production issues in distributed environments.
• A self-starter with strong ownership mindset, capable of navigating ambiguity and driving initiatives to completion.
• Enthusiasm for improving how software is delivered at scale—whether through automation, standardization, or empowering engineering teams with better tools and practices.

Pay

Target pay ranges based on Geographic Zones* for Level 4:

• Zone 1: San Francisco/Bay Area or NYC Metropolitan Area, Boston, Seattle - $187,000 - $257,000
• Zone 2: Irvine, LA, Monterey, Santa Barbara, Santa Rosa, Austin, Portland, Philadelphia, Chicago - $168,000 - $231,000
• Zone 3: All other US locations - $158,000 - $218,000

LaunchDarkly operates from a place of high trust and transparency; we are happy to state the pay range for our open roles to best align with your needs. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location. *Within the United States, our geographic pay zones are defined by counties surrounding major metropolitan areas. **Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), health, vision, and dental insurance, and mental health benefits in addition to salary.

About LaunchDarkly

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