Job Opportunities API

Join ABBYY and be part of a team that celebrates your unique work style. With flexible work options, a supportive team, and rewards that reflect your value, you can focus on what matters most – driving your growth, while fueling ours. Our commitment to respect, transparency, and simplicity means you can trust us to always choose to do the right thing. As a trusted partner for purpose-built AI and intelligent automation, we solve highly complex problems for our enterprise customers and put their information to work to transform the way they do business.  Over 10,000 customers trust ABBYY, including many Fortune 500 ones. You will work on further developing a portfolio already containing client names such as DHL, Johnson & Johnson, FDA, DMV, PwC, KeyBank, Spotify, and H&R BLOCK. About the Role   As a  Staff Backend Developer  at ABBYY, you will serve as the technical leader for a backend feature team, translating product goals into scalable, high-quality engineering solutions.   This is a hands-on individual contributor role with significant leadership influence, responsible for driving technical direction, mentoring engineers, and raising the engineering bar across the team. You will operate at the intersection of architecture, delivery, and technical strategy.   Key Responsibilities   Technical Leadership   Own the technical direction and architecture of your team’s backend services   Translate ambiguous product requirements into clear, well-scoped technical plans   Author and review  Architecture Decision Records (ADRs)   Identify and proactively address systemic technical debt   Establish and uphold standards for code quality, testing, and operational readiness   Backend, Cloud & Edge Architecture   Design and build scalable backend services using  .NET (C#)  and/or  Node.js/TypeScript   Architect workloads for  Kubernetes , including resource management, health checks, and scaling strategies   Make informed architectural decisions across  AWS and Azure  environments   Design and implement  edge compute solutions  using Cloudflare Workers and related services   Partner with Platform Engineering and SRE on  deployment pipelines, observability, and reliability   Mentorship & Enablement   Mentor engineers across all levels through code reviews, pairing, and technical coaching   Lead knowledge-sharing sessions and deep dives on architecture and best practices   Model and establish standards for effective  AI-assisted development workflows   Partner with Engineering Managers to provide input on performance, growth, and promotion readiness   Delivery & Collaboration   Collaborate closely with Product Management on discovery, refinement, and delivery planning   Participate in agile ceremonies and cross-functional discussions   Proactively communicate  risks, trade-offs, and dependencies  to stakeholders   Qualifications   8+ years of backend software engineering experience   Expert-level proficiency in  .NET (C#)  and/or  Node.js/TypeScript   Strong production experience with  Kubernetes   Solid working knowledge of  AWS and/or Azure   Production experience with  Cloudflare Workers  and edge services   Deep understanding of  distributed systems and API design   Proven ability to lead complex technical initiatives without formal authority   Strong written and verbal communication skills in English &nbs