Cresta

Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Bucharest)

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5 months ago
Bucharest, RomaniaStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and maintain backend services and APIs supporting applications.
  • Build and optimize storage solutions using Postgres, ClickHouse, and Elasticsearch.
  • Collaborate with frontend engineers, data scientists, and machine learning engineers on end-to-end solutions.
  • Monitor and troubleshoot performance issues in distributed systems and databases.
  • Write clean, maintainable, and efficient backend code and participate in code reviews, testing, and continuous integration.
  • Improve backend architecture with a focus on performance, scalability, security, and reliability.

Requirements

  • Proven backend engineering experience focused on database design and system architecture.
  • Strong expertise with ClickHouse or similar columnar databases for large-scale, real-time analytical queries.
  • Hands-on experience with Elasticsearch for indexing and searching large datasets.
  • Proficiency in backend programming languages such as Python and Go.
  • Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs.
  • Understanding of distributed systems, microservices architecture, and cloud infrastructure.
  • Experience with performance tuning, data modeling, and query optimization.
  • Strong problem-solving, attention to detail, communication, and teamwork skills.

Benefits

  • Remote-first environment with collaboration across Europe, the US, and Canada.
  • A co-working space in Romania is planned, with a future transition toward a hybrid environment.
  • The compensation package includes equity and a variety of benefits; specific details are available from the recruiter.
  • The role is being hired for in Romania, the US, and Canada.

Tech Stack

ClickHouseElasticsearchGoPostgreSQLPython
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About Cresta

501-1,000 employees

Cresta builds a generative AI platform for contact centers, combining AI agents, real-time agent assistance, conversation intelligence, and quality/coaching tools. It sells enterprise software to customer-support and sales organizations to automate and improve conversations across voice and digital channels. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, the privately held company counts brands such as Alaska Airlines, Cox Communications, Intuit, United Airlines, and Marriott among its customers.

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