19h ago

Backend Engineer

San Mateo, CA

$180k-$230k / yearest.

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🛠 Tech Stack

💼 About This Role

You'll design and implement core microservices that power our AI and data platform, defining service boundaries and building robust APIs. You'll help scale systems as we ingest more enterprise data and expand graph resolution logic. This role offers a rare chance to be a founding engineer shaping both company and product direction.

🎯 What You'll Do

  • Design and implement core microservices for document ingestion and graph construction
  • Define and enforce service interfaces and communication protocols
  • Drive schema design and service ownership in a polyglot environment
  • Build internal tooling and APIs for retrieval and ranking teams

📋 Requirements

  • 4+ years building backend services in modern cloud environments
  • Fluent in at least one strongly typed language like Java or Rust
  • Understand distributed systems, service discovery, and observability
  • Experience implementing secure APIs with RBAC and authentication

✨ Nice to Have

  • Experience with knowledge graphs or semantic search
  • Familiarity with vLLM or Ray
  • Background in entity resolution or NER systems

🎁 Benefits & Perks

  • 💰 Competitive salary and meaningful equity
  • 🏥 Full benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k)
  • 💼 Visa sponsorship (H-1B) and immigration support

🚩 Heads Up

  • Experience level stated as 4+ years but role title is 'senior'
  • Mentions strong opinions and vague problems in a fast-moving startup
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