Backend Engineer
- Location
- San Francisco
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Compensation
- $135k – $250k + equity
- Visa
- No Visa Sponsorship
About this role
What we're looking for:
We need someone with 3+ years of experience developing backend software who has designed, implemented, and owned production-facing services. You should be comfortable working in a fast-paced startup environment and have a track record of building reliable, scalable systems. Bonus points if you have experience with data pipelines, distributed systems, or cloud infrastructure.
What you'll do:
Design, implement, and own production-facing backend services that power our human risk platform
Take ownership of backend systems and drive reliability, scalability, and maintainability
Work closely with product and engineering teams to translate customer requirements into durable platform designs
Build and integrate with external APIs, relational DB backends, ETL/data pipelines, or distributed systems
Contribute to cloud infrastructure using AWS, Terraform, and EKS
Make thoughtful technical tradeoffs and build systems that anticipate evolving needs as the company scales
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Culture & values
Values impact over process with quick shipping and iteration
Engineers have high ownership and autonomy
Operates with tight feedback loops across product and engineering
Prioritizes technical rigor, simplicity, and long-term scalability
Experiencing explosive growth creating career-defining opportunities
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