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Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Bucharest)

Cresta · Bucharest, Romania (Hybrid)

Posted about 3 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
80 days
Cresta's roles stay open a median of 80 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
45% of Cresta's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Cresta
high
94 stale, 1 reposted of 95 open
Hiring momentum
118 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-22

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Cresta's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Cresta.

About this role

As a Staff Software Engineer with a backend focus at Cresta, you will design, implement, and maintain backend services and APIs, contributing to a state-of-the-art Customer Data Platform. Your role involves optimizing data storage solutions, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring the security and reliability of backend services. You'll also engage in performance monitoring and troubleshooting, while writing clean and efficient code.

Our read on this posting2.0out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Cresta as an employer.

What you need

  • Proven experience as a Backend Engineer with a focus on database design and system architecture
  • Strong expertise in ClickHouse or similar columnar databases for managing large-scale, real-time analytical queries
  • Hands-on experience with Elasticsearch for indexing and searching large datasets
  • Proficient in backend programming languages such as Python, Go
  • Experience with RESTful API design and development
  • Solid understanding of distributed systems, microservices architecture, and cloud infrastructure

What you get

  • Compensation includes a base salary and equity
  • Variety of benefits offered

Worth weighing

  • No specific salary figures provided
  • Remote-first environment with plans for a hybrid setup
  • Role involves building a new tech hub in Romania, which may come with uncertainties
  • Candidates should be cautious of recruiting impersonation scams

Summarised from Cresta's posting. Read the full original.

Listed by Cresta on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-22. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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