Staff Software Engineer-Backend

Benefits

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Salary

$175K-$215K From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

$116,543 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+9.8% - Much faster than average

67% above the BLS role benchmark for software engineering aggregate.

Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Software Engineering aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

Role function

Engineering From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Seniority

Staff Plus From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Schedule

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Weekend work

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Company

Equity

Offered From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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About this role

Staff Software Engineer-Backend US- Downtown Chicago HQ Staff Software Engineer, Backend At Cameo, we make impossible connections possible. Our platform allows fans to get personalized messages from their favorite comedians, actors, athletes, and more.... not gonna lie, it's pretty magical. And now we're looking for passionate, hardworking humans to help take Cameo to the next level. 🚀 Our #Fameo means everything to us. Join a stellar team of smart, curious, and driven individuals, and experience working at a globally known consumer startup. 📈 Best in class . We've been named one of LinkedIn's Top 50 Startups to Work For, voted one of America's Best Startup Employers by Forbes, and the #1 Most Innovative Social Media Company by Fast Company. 💰Get all good stuff. Health insurance, 401(K), Fun work environment at our Downtown Chicago Headquarters, and opportunities to meet Cameo Talent! Come to work every day knowing your efforts will have a material impact, shaping the direction of the next outstanding tech company! About the role: You will set the technical direction for the backend platform that connects fans and talent to create the perfect video shoutout; and you'll make it fast, reliable, and ready for the next order of magnitude of scale. This is a hands-on leadership role: you'll architect the core services behind our website and mobile app, own the hardest distributed-systems and data problems, and raise the engineering bar for the teams around you. As a staff backend engineer, you'll go deep on our backend (node.js) and data

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