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Staff Software Engineer (Backend)

Tubi · San Francisco, CA (Hybrid)

Posted about 3 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
82 days
Tubi's roles stay open a median of 82 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Tubi's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Tubi
high
26 stale, 0 reposted of 26 open
Hiring momentum
40 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-24

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

About this role

The Staff Software Engineer (Backend) at Tubi will lead architectural direction and design for large-scale distributed systems, ensuring they are scalable, resilient, and secure. This role involves mentoring senior engineers, driving cross-team technical alignment, and integrating AI into backend development practices. The engineer will also be responsible for critical system design decisions and may need to support business-critical needs outside regular hours.

Our read on this posting3.0out of 5
benefits
4/5
freshness
1/5
career value
5/5
role clarity
5/5
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 Tubi as an employer.

What you need

  • Extensive experience designing and operating large-scale distributed systems
  • Deep expertise in backend development (Elixir and Rust preferred, or strong background in comparable languages)
  • Strong architectural judgment with proven cross-team technical leadership
  • Strong experience with gRPC/Protocol Buffers, RESTful APIs, Kubernetes, and observability systems
  • Demonstrated ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate trade-offs and drive alignment

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with Linear content systems, EPG platforms, or other time-based scheduling architectures
  • Hands-on experience building or supporting systems for large-scale live events (e.g., major sports tournaments) with high concurrency and real-time demands
  • Deep production experience in Elixir & Rust
  • Deep production experience with Pingora or Nginx
  • Advanced Kubernetes experience

What you get

  • Annual discretionary bonus
  • Long-term incentive plan
  • Medical/dental/vision insurance
  • 401(k) plan
  • Paid time off
  • Flexible Time off Policy

Worth weighing

  • No specific mention of remote work flexibility beyond hybrid
  • High salary range may indicate high expectations or pressure
  • Role involves on-call support and flexibility for business-critical needs outside regular hours

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

Listed by Tubi on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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