Staff Backend Engineer- Rental Platforms
The Hertz Corporation · Raleigh, NC
$175,000from the description
Jul 27, 2026
Raleigh, NC
Jul 28, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A backend-focused full-stack engineering role at Hertz building and scaling core rental platform systems — reservations, pricing, fleet, and checkout. The engineer will design distributed microservices, own architecture decisions, integrate with payments and third-party APIs, and mentor junior engineers. The role suits an experienced backend engineer comfortable with Java or Node.js, cloud infrastructure, and domain-heavy transactional systems.
Senior level · 7+ years · Remote · Full-time
Advertised as Staff, but the requirements read as Senior.
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
Posted 8 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The title says 'Staff' but the requirements (7+ years, senior IC scope, no explicit cross-team org-wide authority) are consistent with a Senior engineer. Advertised seniority reflects the title; assessed seniority reflects the actual requirements.
Java and Node.js are listed together as primary language options ('Java, Node.js, or similar') — emitted as a single requirement with alternatives rather than two separate gates.
Spring Boot appears in the requirements section alongside Java/Node.js but reads as a specific framework preference rather than a standalone gate; marked preferred.
The degree requirement states 'B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent,' which accepts equivalent experience, so no formal degree is hard-required.
Salary is stated as a starting floor ($175k) with no upper bound disclosed.
Domain experience in rental/mobility/travel and knowledge of pricing engines or booking platforms are listed under 'Nice to Have' and are not captured as required skills.
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