{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"f2ef4e7d3dcae9a94341ccde","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/f2ef4e7d3dcae9a94341ccde","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/f2ef4e7d3dcae9a94341ccde","title":"Staff Backend Engineer","description":"About Us:\n\nFuture is building a personalized guidance system for lifelong health. We help people understand what to do next for their body, goals, and stage of life — then support them in turning those decisions into sustained behavior change. By combining AI, human expertise, personal health data, and accountability, Future helps members improve performance today while building the resilience, capacity, and healthspan they need for decades to come.\n\nAbout the Role\n\nBackend engineers at Future operate at all levels - building out core services, data pipelines, essential business systems, developer operations, and customer-facing features.\n\nWe’re responsible for the entirety of product surfaces across user and trainer experiences, and the initiatives we drive span across foundational core infrastructure to rapid feature iteration. Backend engineers work closely with several engineering teams & product managers to deliver the APIs, infrastructure, and scalability needed for every initiative.\n\nYou will:\nDesign, implement, and test APIs for new products, features, and services\nMaintain and optimize existing systems, with emphasis on database-related performance\nCollaborate with other engineers across the stack as well as cross-functional stakeholders\nKeep up to date with the latest technologies and industry best practices, and encouraging fellow engineers to do so\nServe as on-call engineer approximately one week per month, responsible for triaging incoming issues during non-working hour\nYou have:\nGreat Product thinking. You think about the end user experience when you are building to consider whether the features you are building are not only meeting requirements but delighting users.\n8+ years of production development experience, specifically working on backend / API\nScrappiness and pragmatism. We are a small and fast-moving startup and value someone who can continually weigh tradeoffs to balance engineering excellence with velocity.\nStrong knowledge of Go, AWS, Docker (ECS), Postgres (RDS)\nProven ability to employ software quality measures during development, such as unit/integration testing, monitoring, alerting\nExperience managing Docker-based microservice architecture\nExperience working in a fast-moving startup environment. You are adaptable to shifting priorities, and have a proven track record of cutting through asks to build what matters.\nNice to have: experience working with ETL, with keen intuition for optimized database performance\nCompensation, Benefits & Life at Future:\nSalary range: $200,000 - 230,000 / year + equity. The salary range is set based on multiple considerations including business needs, market demands, talent availability, experience, and unique skills and attributes. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.\nHealth coverage: All employees have access to comprehensive medical, vision, dental, and disability insurance + tax savings accounts\n401(k) plan\nFlexible Paid Time Off\nFuture Membership: Enjoy our platform for free!\nHealth, Wellness & Development: Health and fitness monthly stipend contributes to our employees’ overall wellbeing, with access to a mental health platform, reimbursement for medical travel, and an annual learning & development stipend.\nRemote First: Employment eligible to employees located anywhere in the continental US. No travel required.\nJoin a diverse, passionate & driven team of all backgrounds.\n\n#LI-Remote\n\nLife at Future\n\nEquity: Meaningful equity package.\nHealth Coverage: All employees who meet eligibility requirements receive comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and disability insurance, plus tax-advantaged savings accounts.\nRetirement: 401(k) plan.\nWellness: Monthly wellness stipend for fitness, recovery, and overall wellbeing, plus access to mental health resources and therapy support.\nFlexible Time Off: Flexible PTO so you can rest, recharge, and take care of life outside of work.\nLearning & Development: Annual budget for courses, conferences, coaching, and tools that help you grow in your craft.\nFuture Membership: Enjoy our platform for free.\n\nEqual Employment Opportunities at Future\nWe are committed to building a future where every member of our community, is healthy, cared for, and advancing forward together. Future is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, civil or family status, disability or race.","company":"Future","rawCompany":"future","city":"Myrtle Point","state":"OR","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-28T11:39:38.219Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1252.00","title":"Software Developers","slug":"software-developers"},{"code":"15-1254.00","title":"Web Developers","slug":"web-developers"},{"code":"15-1251.00","title":"Computer Programmers","slug":"computer-programmers"}],"industries":[{"code":"541511","title":"Custom Computer Programming Services","slug":"custom-computer-programming-services"},{"code":"513210","title":"Software Publishers","slug":"software-publishers"},{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Staff Backend Engineer","description":"About Us:\n\nFuture is building a personalized guidance system for lifelong health. We help people understand what to do next for their body, goals, and stage of life — then support them in turning those decisions into sustained behavior change. By combining AI, human expertise, personal health data, and accountability, Future helps members improve performance today while building the resilience, capacity, and healthspan they need for decades to come.\n\nAbout the Role\n\nBackend engineers at Future operate at all levels - building out core services, data pipelines, essential business systems, developer operations, and customer-facing features.\n\nWe’re responsible for the entirety of product surfaces across user and trainer experiences, and the initiatives we drive span across foundational core infrastructure to rapid feature iteration. 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We are a small and fast-moving startup and value someone who can continually weigh tradeoffs to balance engineering excellence with velocity.\nStrong knowledge of Go, AWS, Docker (ECS), Postgres (RDS)\nProven ability to employ software quality measures during development, such as unit/integration testing, monitoring, alerting\nExperience managing Docker-based microservice architecture\nExperience working in a fast-moving startup environment. You are adaptable to shifting priorities, and have a proven track record of cutting through asks to build what matters.\nNice to have: experience working with ETL, with keen intuition for optimized database performance\nCompensation, Benefits & Life at Future:\nSalary range: $200,000 - 230,000 / year + equity. The salary range is set based on multiple considerations including business needs, market demands, talent availability, experience, and unique skills and attributes. 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