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Backend Engineer

About the Company: We are a well-funded, rapidly growing, early-stage startup building a global consumer AI product for daily needs. We work on the cutting edge of AI across the stack. Check out our product and how we are championing the AI landscape by introducing every AI to everyone on our launch blog post. Moreover, the consumer product is built for the deeper purpose of solving the foundational challenge of robust and trustworthy AI model evaluations and data.

Job Summary: We are seeking a talented and motivated Backend Engineer to join our development team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in server-side development, a passion for building robust and scalable backend systems, experience in cloud infra and a keen eye for performance optimization. You will work closely with frontend engineers, database administrators, and product managers to develop and maintain high-performance web applications. This role requires strong problem-solving skills, expertise in backend technologies, and the ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:

  1. Design, develop, and maintain server-side logic, ensuring high performance and responsiveness.

  2. Integrate user-facing elements developed by frontend engineers with server-side logic.

  3. Implement data storage solutions and manage databases.

  4. Build and maintain cloud infrastructure

  5. Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability.

  6. Collaborate with frontend engineers, product managers, and other team members to define and deliver new features.

  7. Troubleshoot and debug applications to resolve any issues.

  8. Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.

Qualifications:

  1. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience) with at least 4 years of experience.

  2. Strong proficiency in server-side programming languages (e.g., Python, Go)

  3. Experience with database management systems (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB)

  4. Knowledge of cloud services and infrastructure (e.g., GCP)

  5. Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git).

  6. Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

  7. Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

  1. Knowledge of testing frameworks

  2. Experience with performance optimization techniques.

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