# Staff & principal backend developer jobs in New York

> Browse staff & principal backend developer jobs in New York at top tech companies, updated every 12 hours. Each role links to the original posting on the company's ATS, which Lazee autofills in a few clicks.

Canonical: https://lazee.dev/careers?role=backend&level=staff&city=new-york
Last updated: 2026-10-25

14 open jobs, page 1 of 1, newest first. Each job links to its posting on the company's own applicant tracking system, which the Lazee extension autofills.

## Jobs

- [Staff Software Engineer, Backend Platform](https://boards.greenhouse.io/robinhood/jobs/8266107?t=gh_src=&gh_jid=8266107) at Robinhood. New York, NY · posted 2026-10-09. Apply on Greenhouse.
- [Staff+ Software Engineer, Distributed Systems](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/anthropic/jobs/5424404008) at Anthropic. New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA · posted 2026-09-15. Apply on Greenhouse.
- [Staff Backend Engineer](https://www.workatastartup.com/jobs/96945) at Athelas. Mountain View, CA / New York City, NY / Los Angeles, CA / San Francisco, CA · On-site · Full-time · posted 2026-06-27. Apply on Y Combinator.
- [Staff Backend Engineer](https://www.workatastartup.com/jobs/96902) at Athelas. Mountain View, CA / New York City, NY / Los Angeles, CA / San Francisco, CA · On-site · Full-time · posted 2026-06-27. Apply on Y Combinator.
- [Staff Software Engineer, Backend - NYC](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/harvey/b774c88e-5d8f-48d3-aed7-948f2e4292b7) at Harvey. New York · Hybrid · Full-time · $238K – $290K • Offers Equity • Offers Bonus · posted 2026-06-22. Apply on Ashby.
- [Staff Backend Software Engineer](https://www.workatastartup.com/jobs/96149) at Tennr. New York City Office · On-site · Full-time · $230K - $250K · posted 2026-05-28. Apply on Y Combinator.
- [Staff Backend Software Engineer](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/embed/job_app?for=databricks&token=8468436002) at Databricks. New York · posted 2026-03-18. Apply on Greenhouse.
- [Principal Backend Engineer](https://www.workatastartup.com/jobs/90988) at Heron. London, UK / New York, NY, US · On-site · Full-time · $315K - $440K + 0.10% - 0.15% equity · posted 2026-02-27. Apply on Y Combinator.
- [Senior/Staff Backend Engineer](https://www.workatastartup.com/jobs/91866) at BlueCargo. New York, NY, US / Culver City, CA, US / Remote (US) · Remote · Full-time · $160K - $220K · posted 2026-02-27. Apply on Y Combinator.
- [Staff+ Software Engineer, Infrastructure (Distributed Systems)](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/anthropic/jobs/4970314008) at Anthropic. San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Seattle, WA · posted 2025-10-29. Apply on Greenhouse.
- [Staff Software Engineer, Backend](https://www.workatastartup.com/jobs/83848) at Finch. San Francisco, New York City / Remote (US) · Remote · Full-time · $220K - $240K · posted 2025-10-25. Apply on Y Combinator.
- [Staff Engineer](https://www.workatastartup.com/jobs/64104) at Axle. New York, NY, US · On-site · Full-time · $215K - $270K + 0.20% - 0.40% equity · posted 2023-10-26. Apply on Y Combinator.
- [Staff Backend Engineer](https://www.workatastartup.com/jobs/57184) at Fractional. New York, NY, US / Remote (US) · Remote · Full-time · $160K - $185K · posted 2022-10-26. Apply on Y Combinator.
- [Staff Software Engineer, Generalist](https://www.workatastartup.com/jobs/46696) at Dots 💸. San Francisco / New York, NY, US · On-site · Full-time · $200K - $280K + 0.40% - 0.80% equity · posted 2021-10-26. Apply on Y Combinator.

## Broader searches

- [Staff & principal jobs in New York](https://lazee.dev/careers?level=staff&city=new-york) (394 jobs)
- [Backend developer jobs in New York](https://lazee.dev/careers?role=backend&city=new-york) (83 jobs)
- [Staff & principal backend developer jobs](https://lazee.dev/careers?role=backend&level=staff) (107 jobs)

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## Browse by city

- [Staff & principal backend developer jobs in San Francisco](https://lazee.dev/careers?role=backend&level=staff&city=san-francisco) (16 jobs)
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## Browse by experience

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