Backend Engineer: APIs, Data Pipelines & Scale

Jobtailor; San Carlos (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a backend engineer to design, implement, and maintain APIs used by web and mobile apps, collaborating with senior engineers to build reliable, scalable systems in production. You will integrate with data sources, support user-facing features, participate in code reviews, and uphold reliability, performance, and security standards.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years of backend experience in production, with Python or JavaScript/TypeScript (Node.js) and API design familiarity.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience building backend systems
• Experience with Python or JavaScript/TypeScript (Node.js)
• Familiarity with designing or consuming APIs and working with databases
• Exposure to production environments
• Understanding of reliability, performance, and security fundamentals
• Bonus: data pipelines, real-time data systems, distributed systems, ML, or large-scale data processing
• Bonus: cloud platforms, CI/CD workflows, or DevOps concepts

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain backend services and APIs used by web and mobile applications
• Work with senior engineers to build reliable, scalable backend systems in production environments
• Integrate with internal and external data sources, including real-time and batch data pipelines
• Collaborate with product managers and cross-functional partners to deliver backend features supporting user-facing functionality
• Participate in code reviews and follow established backend best practices and architectural patterns
• Support system reliability, performance, and maintainability through testing, monitoring, and documentation

Skills

Backend Development

API Design

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

Node.js

Database Management

Data Pipelines

Distributed Systems

Machine Learning

Cloud Platforms

Tools

CI/CD

DevOps Concepts

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking a backend engineer to design, implement, and maintain APIs used by web and mobile apps, collaborating with senior engineers to build reliable, scalable systems in production. You will integrate with data sources, support user-facing features, participate in code reviews, and uphold reliability, performance, and security standards.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years of backend experience in production, with Python or JavaScript/TypeScript (Node.js) and API design familiarity.