Backend Engineer for AI Analytics & Real-Time APIs

Profound; New York (NY); On-site; USD 175,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Profound is seeking a Backend Engineer to build the infrastructure behind AI-driven insights. You will design scalable APIs, optimize data pipelines, and ensure secure, high-performance systems powering real-time analytics for Fortune 500 customers.

You will collaborate with frontend engineers and data scientists to deliver features that improve visibility, reporting, and automation across marketing platforms.

Qualifications

• Experience building backend systems for scale and reliability.
• Strong knowledge of databases and query optimization.
• Experience designing data pipelines and distributed architectures.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop high-performance backend systems that support AI-driven analytics.
• Build and maintain scalable APIs to power real-time insights and data retrieval.
• Optimize data processing pipelines to handle large-scale structured and unstructured data.
• Ensure system security, performance, and reliability at every level of the stack.
• Work closely with front-end engineers and data scientists to deliver seamless, high-impact features.
• Own key technical decisions, balancing speed with long-term maintainability.

Skills

Node.js

Python

Rust

Distributed systems

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

MySQL

OLAP databases

AWS

GCP

Azure

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

MySQL

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Profound is seeking a Backend Engineer to build the infrastructure behind AI-driven insights. You will design scalable APIs, optimize data pipelines, and ensure secure, high-performance systems powering real-time analytics for Fortune 500 customers.

You will collaborate with frontend engineers and data scientists to deliver features that improve visibility, reporting, and automation across marketing platforms.