Apiphany

Senior / Staff Backend Engineer

Apiphany
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1 year ago
San Francisco, CA, USASenior / Staff+
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$160k - $300k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and scale low-latency backend services and APIs for high-volume engineering data streams.
  • Develop distributed Python services, asynchronous systems, data pipelines, and integrations with third-party and enterprise applications.
  • Architect systems for high availability, performance, reliability, security, and compliance.
  • Deploy and operate backend systems using cloud platforms and containerization.
  • Shape long-term architecture, mentor teammates, and establish engineering practices for scalable backend services.

Requirements

  • 3–5+ years of experience designing and building distributed backend services in Python, including asynchronous systems, data pipelines, and APIs.
  • Experience building data-heavy, high-throughput systems with a focus on latency, performance, and reliability.
  • Proven ability to build and maintain RESTful APIs for large-scale applications.
  • Hands-on experience with cloud deployments using GCP, AWS, or Azure and containerization using Docker or Kubernetes.
  • Experience integrating third-party APIs, SaaS tools, and enterprise applications.
  • Experience with CI/CD, observability, and testing frameworks.
  • Preferred experience with React and TypeScript, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, and data visualization tools such as D3 or visx.

Benefits

  • Visa sponsorship is available.
  • Hybrid work with three days per week in the San Francisco office.
  • 401(k) plan.
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
  • Office snacks.
  • Flexible vacation policy and paid time off.
Apiphany

About Apiphany

11-50 employees

Apiphany builds AI software that turns unstructured product-engineering and manufacturing data into searchable, contextual insights for engineering, quality, and operations teams. Its platform connects to existing systems—RFPs, design specs, CAD, BOM/PLM, test data, and field reports—to deliver real-time guidance and review workflows. Privately held and based in San Francisco, it targets enterprise manufacturers in automotive, aerospace, and related sectors via a SaaS model.

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