Staff Backend Engineer

Team: Integrations - Distributed Systems | Multi-Tenant Architecture Compensation: $180,000 - $210,000 base + bonus + equity Location: Hybrid in Nashville TN About The Role At 360 Privacy, we build platforms that protect executives and organizations from digital risk. Our systems map identity, access, and exposure across people, systems, and data, and turn that into actionable protection. We’re looking for a Staff Backend Engineer to design and own core backend systems that power our platform. This is a hands-on IC role focused on building durable, scalable systems in Python alongside other senior and staff engineers. You’ll work on foundational backend services that other teams depend on. Architecture decisions are made collaboratively with your peers; you’ll contribute meaningfully to how we design and evolve the platform, not just execute within it. This role has real architectural leverage. You will design systems that define how the company builds for years to come. What You’ll Do Design and implement production-grade backend systems in Python, collaborating closely with peer staff engineers on design decisionsContribute to shared architecture decisions across services, APIs, and data modelsHelp the team evolve and scale a fast-moving platform without sacrificing correctness or reliabilityPartner with the team to raise the bar on reliability, observability, and failure handlingMentor engineers and raise the backend engineering barCommunicate clearly across backend, product, and frontend- someone who makes the engineers around them more effective Basic Requirements 8+ years of backend engineering experienceDeep, production-level experience in PythonExperience designing and evolving distributed systemsStrong API design and data modeling skillsExperience owning systems end-to-end (design → rollout → production operations)Experience operating services in cloud environments (AWS preferred)Strong judgment around reliability, performance, and failure modes Preferred Requirements Experience with data-heavy or high-throughput backend systemsMulti-tenant SaaS architecture and data isolation patternsCryptography fundamentals (JWT, signing, key management, PKI concepts)Background in privacy, security, or compliance-adjacent domains Compensation & Eligibility This role has a target base salary range of $180,000 – $210,000. Final compensation is based on demonstrated experience, interview performance, and scope of impact. In addition to base salary, we offer bonus potential and equity participation. Due to applicable data protection and privacy requirements, this role is limited to U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents (green card holders). #hybrid #nashville #python