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Gamma

Software Engineer, Backend

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over 1 year ago
San Francisco, CA, USAMid Level / Senior
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Base Salary

$180k - $275k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Scale backend systems to support hundreds of millions of users while ensuring high performance and availability.
  • Build and optimize APIs for real-time collaborative editing and AI content generation.
  • Design and implement distributed systems that maintain reliability at massive scale.
  • Ship features across the full stack in collaboration with frontend engineers.
  • Architect solutions for complex challenges in data consistency, caching, and query optimization.
  • Collaborate with product and design teams to turn ideas into production-ready features.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience building production backend systems with a focus on distributed systems, databases, and API design.
  • Deep proficiency in TypeScript/Node.js or similar backend languages.
  • Experience scaling systems to handle millions of users and high throughput workloads.
  • Strong understanding of PostgreSQL, Redis, or similar database technologies.
  • Passion for building APIs and creating excellent web applications.
  • Curiosity and a positive attitude that complements technical knowledge.
  • Prior experience with websockets, streaming, or scaling inference workloads is a plus.

Tech Stack

Node.jsPostgreSQLReactRedisTypeScript