Senior Backend Engineer

SENIOR BACKEND ENGINEER

$175,000–$250,000 + Equity | Onsite in Chicago

We’re partnering with an emerging AI and hardware company building cutting-edge voice and real-time communication technology for critical industries. They’re backed by top-tier investors and are expanding their engineering team with a highly skilled Back End & Full Stack Software Engineer who thrives on solving complex technical challenges and shipping impactful products.

• Build and scale real-time communication and AI-driven systems across cloud and Android hardware.
• Design, implement, and maintain backend microservices and real-time APIs (Web Socket, WebRTC, gRPC).
• Contribute to enterprise web applications
  , ensuring responsive UI and seamless user experience.
• Work with PostgreSQL
  , caching systems (Redis), and streaming/event platforms (Kafka, NATS, SQS).
• Optimize performance, reliability, and security across backend infrastructure.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with ML, mobile, and hardware teams to deliver full-stack solutions.
• Play a key role in a fast-moving, mission-driven engineering team
  .

• 5+ years of experience in Go, Rust, Node.js (Type Script), or Python building production backends.
• Experience shipping real-time streaming systems (WebRTC, gRPC, Web Socket).
• Solid understanding of API design, versioning, and observability best practices
  .
• Strong experience with PostgreSQL schema design, migrations, and query optimization.
• Knowledge of OAuth 2.0, JWT, RBAC
  , and general cloud security.
• Familiarity with Docker
  , Kubernetes
  , and CI/CD pipelines.
• Bonus: exposure to AI/ML integration
  , voice technologies
  , or hardware-software interaction
  .

• Work on technology that directly impacts real-world users in critical sectors.
• Join a small, elite engineering team solving frontier-level challenges.
• Receive competitive pay, above-market equity, relocation support, and great benefits
  .
• Be part of a company that values speed, innovation, and autonomy
  .

Location: Chicago, IL (100% onsite; relocation support available)

Compensation: $175,000–$250,000 base + equity + benefits