Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

What makes you a good fit:

• 4+ years of professional work experience developing production level Node.js or Go backends.
• Strong experience with relational DBMSs like PostgreSQL and AWS services such as ECS, RDS, Lambda functions, CloudWatch, Elasticache etc.
• Strong understanding of System Design principles for production-grade enterprise systems.
• Well integrated with AI coding tools like Claude, Codex etc.
• Comfortable with US timezones.

What makes you a great fit:

• Past experience with OpenAI APIs for completions, function calling and building context aware assistants.
• Proven experience working with very large datasets and high-throughput systems and working with OLAP databases like Redshift.
• Strong sense of cost optimization strategies, system design, and building efficient API stacks.
• Building multi-agent systems using frameworks like CrewAI or such.

Benefits:

• Work from anywhere - We're a distributed team across multiple timezones with a focus on outputs instead of location or working hours.

• Generous PTO policy.

• Competitive pay bracket.

• Equity at a fast growing YC backed co in a disruptive market.

Please read before applying:

• Please include a note where you answer in not more than 100 words: ‘What is the most complex backend feature you’ve developed where you were the sole or primary developer. Mention the technical details, peak production load etc.’
• Applications that don’t include the note or meet the minimum requirements will not be considered.
  • We review every application and have not more than 4 rounds in the process with a decision within 14 days of applying.

Originally posted on Himalayas