Backend Engineer

We're looking for a Backend Engineer to join our team to design and build scalable systems and APIs. You'll work closely with cross-functional teams to develop robust backend solutions while ensuring high performance and reliability. This role is 100% on-site at our Corporate Headquarters in New York City.

What You’ll Do

• - Architect and develop scalable backend services and service-oriented architectures
• - Own the full lifecycle of REST APIs serving both internal teams and external partners
• - Own production incidents end-to-end — from detection through root cause analysis, remediation, and prevention
• - Build and evolve deployment automation, including pipeline design and release strategies
• - Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in application code and data layer
• - Author clear technical specifications and maintain up-to-date system documentation

Requirements

• - Minimum 2 years building production backend systems
• - Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent hands‑on experience
• - Experience building microservices with Python
• - Experience with both SQL and No
  
  SQL databases
• - Demonstrated expertise deploying and scaling applications on AWS or GCP
• - Hands‑on experience containerizing applications with Docker and orchestrating with Kubernetes
• - Track record of designing, shipping, and supporting API-driven architectures
• - Proficiency building automated deployment pipelines and continuous integration workflows

Nice to Have

• - Background architecting multi-service systems and distributed architectures
• - Familiarity with serverless computing patterns and event-driven design
• - Experience working with large-scale data pipelines or high-throughput systems

Who You Are

You've built and supported production backend systems where you owned APIs, reliability, and performance end-to-end. You're comfortable designing service-oriented architectures, resolving incidents with rigor, and collaborating across teams to ship robust solutions in a fast-paced environment.