# Staff Backend Engineer at Worldcoin

- Company: Worldcoin
- What the company does: World ensures that every human benefits from the age of AI. Join millions of real humans in 160 countries with World ID and World App. Backed by a16z.
- Company website: https://world.org
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $226K to $265K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2025-09-10
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Tools%20for%20Humanity/daf2307b-b6e8-4fed-a682-f6cc35df05cc
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/worldcoin-staff-backend-engineer/

## About the role

As a Staff Software Engineer , you will focus on building core technologies and infrastructure to drive scale, utility and decentralization for World ID protocol and its ecosystem.

## What they're looking for

- Experience in senior technical leadership positions
- Proven experience leading complex initiatives from start to finish
- Demonstrated ability to mentor and guide engineering teams to help them level up and increase their impact
- Deep expertise in designing and implementing software systems that are both reliable and scalable, with a strong grasp of fundamentals
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, for technical and non-technical audiences
- By submitting your application, you consent to the processing and internal sharing of your CV within the company, in compliance with the GDPR

Tags: Engineering