Staff Software Engineer - Backend at LVT
Seattle, WA
$213,000–$256,000from the description
Jul 28, 2026
Seattle, WA
Jul 29, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A Staff-level backend engineering role at a Seattle-based hardware/software company, working hybrid (3 days/week in office). The engineer will own core backend architecture across cloud services and APIs built on Node.js and TypeScript, set technical direction across multiple teams, and mentor senior and mid-level engineers. The role suits a seasoned backend generalist comfortable driving org-wide standards and scaling distributed systems.
Staff level · 7+ years · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 270 people in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 200–350
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $170,959 (middle half $135,720–$216,519). 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 29, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (4)
The degree requirement states 'Bachelor's or Master's degree … or equivalent practical experience,' so no formal degree is hard-gated.
NestJS is listed under the requirements section but qualified with 'e.g.' (i.e., as an example of a modern framework), making it a preferred rather than a hard gate on that specific framework.
Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD appear under a 'Familiarity with' qualifier in the requirements block; they are retained as required given their placement in the qualifications section, but the softer language is worth noting.
The role carries a bonus and equity component on top of the stated salary range.
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