Senior Software Engineer, Backend

New York City (Remote) or Boston (Remote)

In the time it takes you to read this job description, Rapid

SOS will have handled ~1,380 emergencies.

At Rapid

SOS, we are committed to using technology to build a safer, stronger future and working together to save lives. We’re in an exciting phase of growth, welcoming new members from across the globe to our mission‑driven, ambitious, and inclusive team. Our work is founded on our values of elevating purpose
, inventing tomorrow
, delivering with urgency
, serving with integrity
, and winning together
, all of which support a company culture where people can innovate, collaborate, grow, and, above all, make an impact.

Rapid

SOS is the leading public safety AI company that unlocks mission‑critical intelligence for first responders and security teams – enabling faster, smarter and more accurate emergency response. Real‑time data from the world’s largest safety network of 700M+ devices, 200+ global enterprises, and 23,000+ federal, state and local agencies fuels the Rapid

SOS HARMONY AI engine that delivers this intelligence to those who need it most. Learn more at

Are you excited to build systems that make a real‑world impact at massive scale, powering the real‑time data and infrastructure behind mission‑critical workflows? At Rapid

SOS, we create technology that powers smarter operations through real‑time data — and, in critical moments, ensures life‑saving information is delivered quickly, reliably, and when it matters most.

We’re seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build the scalable, reliable backend systems that power the core engine of our B2B platform. While this role is focused on backend engineering, you’ll shape how core services, APIs, data flows, and AI‑driven capabilities are designed and built to deliver seamless, dependable functionality ’ll collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to evolve a platform used by leading organizations, ensuring our systems are resilient, high‑performing, and scalable in the moments that matter most.

• Drive the architecture, design, and implementation of new features, leveraging Python
• Lead strategic architectural decisions, help drive alignment, and optimize applications for performance, scalability, and accessibility
• Use best‑in‑class software development practices (unit tests, integration tests, performance tests, monitoring, detailed functional specification and test plans) to ensure Rapid
  
  SOS’ products remain highly reliable and fault tolerant
• Identify opportunities to assess and enhance current applications, including refactoring code and upgrading technologies used
• Collaborate in an agile environment with stakeholders across Engineering, Design, GTM, and Product to develop solutions for Rapid
  
  SOS products
• Leverage modern AI development tools (Claude Code, Cursor or similar) to accelerate delivery and improve code quality
• Actively participate in code reviews and standups, sharing knowledge, championing best practices, and contributing to the continuous improvement of team processes
• Own meaningful parts of our platform, have an impact, grow with the company

• 5+ years of professional backend experience with deep expertise in Python
• Strong experience building distributed, asynchronous, event‑driven systems that support high‑volume workloads using message bus technologies such as Rabbit
  
  MQ, Kafka, SQS, etc.
• Experience integrating with RESTful APIs and delivering comprehensive end‑to‑end solutions in an AWS environment
• Experience working with relational and non‑relational databases
• Ideally has experience building AI‑driven features or using AI tools to enhance acceleration of development, and is proactive about leveraging emerging technologies
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; is a team player with a positive attitude
• Highly self‑motivated; ability to adapt and learn quickly in a fast‑paced environment with a strong sense of ownership
• Strong proficiency in coding best practices – ability to write clean, maintainable, and testable code
• Customer‑centric mindset; cares deeply about delivering solutions that enable and delight…