Staff Engineer - API & Data // The BOXOFFICE COMPANY

The Boxoffice Company is a worldwide technology and data organization dedicated to powering entertainment globally. They are seeking a Staff Engineer to join their Data business unit, focusing on designing and operating production TypeScript APIs and contributing to both backend and frontend development. The role involves mentoring mid-level engineers and shaping technical decisions while working on critical APIs and services.

Responsibilities:

• Design and operate production TypeScript APIs serving high-traffic cinema products: exhibitor websites, mobile apps, online ticketing, showtimes listing, and business intelligence dashboards
• Design and implement new data ingestion mechanisms
• Model and evolve PostgreSQL schemas for complex domains
• Build on GCP-native primitives: Cloud Run, Cloud Scheduler, Eventarc, BigQuery, Cloud Logging, Pub/Sub
• Contribute to event-driven and agent-based systems, including AI-powered features built on our proprietary data
• Shape technical decisions through RFCs and code reviews, and mentor mid-level engineers

Requirements:

• 6+ years building production backend systems, with deep TypeScript/Node.js expertise
• Strong PostgreSQL skills: schema design, query optimization, migrations, transactional thinking
• Hands-on experience with GCP (or comparable cloud) — Cloud Run, BigQuery, IAM, networking
• Comfort with the fullstack mindset: you can own a feature from the database to the UI when needed. Familiarity with React and TanStack is a strong plus
• Solid engineering fundamentals: testing, observability, security, performance