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Backend Software Engineer, Applied Foundations

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about 2 hours ago
San Francisco, CA, USAMid Level / Senior

Base Salary

$185k - $385k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Architect, build, and improve scalable backend systems and APIs.
  • Drive performance, reliability, and safety across distributed services.
  • Implement data storage, retrieval, compute, and integration solutions.
  • Participate in long-term architectural planning and technical design reviews.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design secure solutions.

Requirements

  • Strong experience with distributed systems, APIs, and backend languages (e.g., Go, Python, Rust, C++).
  • Experience setting up and maintaining production backend services and data pipelines.
  • A humble attitude and eagerness to help colleagues.
  • Enjoy building resilient services that handle large scale and complexity.
  • Self-directed with a problem-solving mindset.

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