Backend Engineer for High-Performance Simulation Platform

Zeromatter Technologies Inc; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Zeromatter is seeking a Backend Engineer to architect scalable backend systems powering our simulation platform. You will design high-throughput APIs, data pipelines, and distributed services capable of handling thousands of concurrent simulations.

You will optimize databases, implement caching, ensure observability, and build secure multi-tenant authentication. Strong Rust/C++/Go experience and Kubernetes in production are required, with HPC or multi-cloud experience as a bonus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field.
• Strong experience with compiled languages, with Rust strongly preferred (C++, Go, C acceptable).
• Proven expertise in database design and optimization (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB).
• Deep understanding of distributed systems architecture and microservices patterns.
• Experience building and scaling backend APIs handling millions of requests.
• Experience with backend observability tools and performance profiling.
• 1+ years of Kubernetes experience in production environments.
• Bonus: Background in high-performance computing or scientific computing.
• Bonus: Experience with multi-cloud backend architectures.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement high-throughput backend systems serving simulation data to internal and external systems.
• Build and scale data pipelines for processing petabyte-scale volumes of simulation output.
• Architect and optimize database systems for high-concurrency workloads.
• Implement sophisticated caching strategies to minimize latency and maximize throughput.
• Design fault-tolerant systems with strong observability and monitoring.
• Develop authentication and authorization systems for a multi-tenant platform.
• Collaborate with customer teams to ensure backend APIs meet integration requirements.
• Design load balancing and resource allocation strategies for efficient scheduling.
• Architect and operate distributed systems across multiple deployments and cloud environments.
• Identify and address performance bottlenecks under heavy load.

Skills

Rust

C++

Go

Backend APIs

Databases

Distributed systems

Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

Zeromatter is seeking a Backend Engineer to architect scalable backend systems powering our simulation platform. You will design high-throughput APIs, data pipelines, and distributed services capable of handling thousands of concurrent simulations.

You will optimize databases, implement caching, ensure observability, and build secure multi-tenant authentication. Strong Rust/C++/Go experience and Kubernetes in production are required, with HPC or multi-cloud experience as a bonus.