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Staff Back-End Engineer, Commerce

Taskrabbit
San Francisco, USAfull_timePosted 1 May 2026

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<div class="content-intro"><h2><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong>About Taskrabbit:</strong></span></h2> <p>Taskrabbit is a marketplace platform that conveniently connects people with Taskers to handle everyday home to-do’s, such as furniture assembly, handyman work, moving help, and much more.</p> <p>At Taskrabbit, we want to transform lives one task at a time. As a company we celebrate innovation, inclusion and hard work. Our culture is collaborative, pragmatic, and fast-paced. We’re looking for talented, entrepreneurially minded and data-driven people who also have a passion for helping people do what they love.&nbsp;Together with IKEA, we’re creating more opportunities for people to earn a consistent, meaningful income on their own terms by building lasting relationships with clients in communities around the world.</p> <p>Taskrabbit is a hybrid company with employees distributed across the US and EU and a Built In — Best Places to Work (2022, 2023, 2024) continually ranked across multiple national and regional categories.&nbsp;Join us at Taskrabbit, where your work will be meaningful, your ideas valued, and your potential unleashed!</p></div><p><strong>This role operates on a hybrid schedule requiring two days of in-office collaboration per week in our San Francisco office.&nbsp;</strong></p> <h3><strong>About the Role:</strong></h3> <div class="p-pdf_iframe__page" data-page-number="1"> <div class="textLayer" data-main-rotation="0">We're seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to join our remotely distributed Commerce team, someone who doesn't just build, but raises the quality bar across our entire ecosystem. You'll be instrumental in shaping the reliability, performance, and maintainability of our critical financial infrastructure, directly impacting how our customers and taskers experience money.</div> <div class="textLayer" data-main-rotation="0">&nbsp;</div> <div class="textLayer" data-main-rotation="0">Our Commerce team is at the heart of our operations, building and maintaining the billing, payment processing, payouts and taxes/fees that make money simple and accessible. As a Staff Software Engineer, you'll dive deep into our systems, not only delivering new features but also acting as a critical advocate for engineering rigor and operational excellence. You'll work independently and collaboratively in our team, tackling complex challenges and leaving a lasting impact on our codebase and processes.</div> <div class="textLayer" data-main-rotation="0">&nbsp;</div> <div class="textLayer" data-main-rotation="0"> <h3><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></

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