Backend Engineer: Scalable APIs & Microservices

Hive; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Deploy is building an intelligence infrastructure platform that provides access to AI models for developers and enterprises. We are growing our backend team to launch new products into production, valuing autonomy and willingness to tackle scale challenges.

Your work will focus on core services and web-based APIs, shaping product direction as much as the technologies that power it. This SF-based team emphasizes clean, maintainable code and collaboration across disciplines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field.
• Several years of experience building web applications.
• Experience writing applications in Node.js.
• Experience implementing highly available distributed systems / microservices.
• Experience building scalable backend APIs.
• Proficiency with relational databases, PostgreSQL preferred.
• Understanding monitoring and alerting platforms.
• Strong emphasis on code quality, automated testing, and engineering best practices.
• Attention to detail and a drive for correctness.
• Ability to learn new technologies and systems quickly.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement or improve features in backend systems including REST APIs, microservices, data ingestion and processing systems, and distributed task processing.
• Write scalable, performant and secure code that can be shared across platforms.
• Contribute to product and core backend systems by suggesting and executing improvements.
• Improve engineering standards, tooling, processes and security.
• Practice test-driven development.
• Debug production issues across services and stack levels.
• Participate in on-call rotations as needed.
• Apply OWASP Top 10 techniques to secure code.
• Maintain awareness of industry best practices for data handling related to the role.
• Adhere to information security policies and report violations when needed.

Skills

Bachelor's in CS or related field

Web application development

Node.js

Distributed systems

Backend APIs

Code quality & testing

Learning new technologies

Clear communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

PostgreSQL

Job description

Deploy is building an intelligence infrastructure platform that provides access to AI models for developers and enterprises. We are growing our backend team to launch new products into production, valuing autonomy and willingness to tackle scale challenges.

Your work will focus on core services and web-based APIs, shaping product direction as much as the technologies that power it. This SF-based team emphasizes clean, maintainable code and collaboration across disciplines.