Paraform

Backend Engineer

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Base Salary

$140k - $290k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Optimize Postgres and the service layer for platform performance and scale.
  • Own and extend backend services supporting matching, recruiter workflows, payments, and marketplace operations.
  • Build and maintain integrations with systems used by recruiters and hiring managers.
  • Run infrastructure and deployment pipelines, improve observability, harden deployments, and improve developer workflows.
  • Strengthen authentication, access control, and data protection across the platform.
  • Build internal AI tools and infrastructure for employee workflows.

Requirements

  • Deep expertise in backend systems, databases, and production infrastructure.
  • Ability to make pragmatic engineering decisions based on impact rather than novelty.
  • Operational mindset with attention to observability, reliability, and on-call operations.
  • Strong ownership and initiative in identifying and solving system problems.

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About Paraform

51-200 employees

Paraform is an Agentic Hiring Platform that makes hiring exceptional talent as easy as pressing a button. Our first product is an AI-powered recruiter marketplace, where expert recruiters and custom AI agents work together to fill your critical roles faster than ever before. To date we have helped 1,000+ customers like Palantir, Rippling, Decagon, Abridge, Cognition, Owner, Basis, Thomson Reuters, Arby’s, and Wilson Sonsini hire world-class talent and significantly accelerate the trajectory of their business. We’re backed by Scale Venture Partners, Felicis, A*, Liquid 2, BOND, DST Global, and the founders of YouTube, Instacart, Canva, and more.