Staff Backend Engineer

Gong harnesses the power of AI to transform how revenue teams win. The Gong Revenue AI Operating System unifies data, insights, and workflows into a single, trusted system that observes, guides, and acts alongside the world’s most successful revenue teams. Powered by the Gong Revenue Graph, AI-powered intelligence, specialized agents, and trusted applications, Gong helps more than 5,000 companies around the world deeply understand their teams and customers, automate critical sales workflows, and close more deals with less effort. For more information, visit www.gong.io. At Gong, you will join a company built on innovative products, ambitious goals, and passionate people. We are shaping the future of revenue intelligence and we want people who are excited to build what comes next. You will work with a team that dreams big, moves fast, and cares deeply about the craft and about each other. Here, transparency and trust are core to how we operate, and every person has the opportunity to make a visible impact. If you want to grow, stretch, and do work that truly matters, Gong is the place to do the best work of your career. As a Staff Backend Engineer at Gong, you will play a pivotal role in revolutionizing how companies understand their customer interactions. You will be instrumental in designing and leading the development of scalable systems, working with cutting-edge technologies, and collaborating with cross-functional teams across the organization to solve high-impact problems. You’ll Own: Technical Strategy Architecture: Driving the architectural vision for complex systems, ensuring they remain scalable, reliable, and maintainable as we grow. Core Backend Infrastructure: Designing and implementing high-performance services and APIs using Java, Spring Boot, and modern cloud technologies. Technology Exploration: Researching and integrating emerging technologies, including AI/ML capabilities and advanced APIs, into our current stack. You’ll Solve: System Scalability: Tackling the challenges of high-performance backend design. Complex Cross-Functional Alignment: Bridging the gap between Product, GTM, and RD groups to develop tailored solutions that satisfy both internal and external stakeholders. Architectural Debt: Making critical decisions that prevent bottlenecks and ensure the long-term health of our distributed systems. You’ll Impact: Team Technical Bar: Elevating the engineering organization through direct mentorship and by setting high-level standards for best practices. Innovation Velocity: Leading the charge in adopting new methodologies and AI capabilities that keep our product at the cutting edge. Strategic Growth: Directly influencing the company's ability to scale by building the foundational services that power our most complex product initiatives. How You’ll Succeed Here: 12+ years of backend software development experience, with a strong foundation in Java and Spring Boot. 4+ years of experience as a staff / principal engineer, preferably in an enterprise SaaS environment, leading cross-functional and cross-feature initiatives. Proven experience in leading technical projects and mentoring engineers. Extensive experience developing and maintaining large-scale, cloud-based web applications. A creative problem-solving mindset and a passion for researching technologies. A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (preferred). Excellent communication skills and a team-oriented mindset, with strong verbal and written proficiency in English. A collaborative approach, enjoying regular interaction with a diverse range of stakeholders. *We operate in a flexible hybrid work model. What makes Engineering at Gong unique? Here at Gong, we trust and empower our employees with ownership to solve complex problems, make the right decisions, and build the best products that create radical impact. We call this “Own. Solve. Impact.” For our engineers, it means it's not j ... (truncated, view full listing at source)