Backend Software Engineer

Rogo; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Rogo is seeking a backend engineer to advance AI-powered product development. You will architect REST and gRPC APIs, design large-scale infrastructure for crawling, ranking and retrieval, and ship secure, well-tested code.

The role favors autonomy, collaboration, and curiosity in a fast-paced startup environment. Ideal candidates have 4+ years building distributed systems, proficiency in a strongly typed language (Rust, C++, or Java), and familiarity with protocol buffers and gRPC.

Qualifications

• Bachelors in Computer Science or related field.
• 4+ years of experience building and scaling distributed systems.
• Experience with strongly typed languages (Rust, C++, or Java).
• Experience with protocol buffers and gRPC.
• Strong programming skills and CS fundamentals.
• Collaborative, organized, and curious mindset.

Responsibilities

• Architect REST and gRPC APIs with scalable server-side implementations.
• Design and build large-scale infrastructure for crawling, ranking, and retrieval.
• Ship secure, compliant code handling sensitive data.
• Write robust, readable, and testable code.
• Raise code quality, reliability, and product velocity through teamwork.

Skills

Distributed systems

Rust

C++

Java

REST & gRPC

Code quality

Collaboration

Autonomy

Education

Bachelor's in CS or related

Tools

Protocol Buffers

gRPC

MapReduce

Job description

• As a backend engineer at Rogo, you’ll be at the cutting edge of AI research and application development, playing a crucial role in creating a category-defining product and scaling it to massive enterprises
• Architect REST and gRPC APIs that are backed by stable, scalable server side implementations and asynchronous code
• Design and build large-scale infrastructure to power crawling, ranking, and retrieval systems
• Ship secure and compliant code: implement security concepts to develop software dealing with sensitive data
• Write robust code that’s easy to read, maintain and test
• Raise the bar for code quality, reliability and product velocity. Collaboratively, you’ll push yourself and peers to develop technically and interpersonally

You love writing highly performant and readable code that is well-testedBachelors in Computer Science or related degree4+ years of experience building and scaling distributed systemsTrack record of shipping high-quality productsExperience with a strongly typed language (e.g., Rust, C++, or Java)Strong programming skills and general Computer Science knowledgeYou are collaborative, organized, and thoughtfulYou are curious. You find joy in learning about AI, technology, and financeYou are ambitious. You have fun solving problems that others think are impossibleYou are an owner. You are autonomous, self-directed, and comfortable working with ambiguityYou thrive in fast-paced environments. You are high-intensity and care a lot about what you do, and you’re ecstatic to work at a start-upEarly engineer at a hyper-growth startupExperience in world-class product organizations (e.g., Notion, Figma)Experience with an interface definition language like protocol buffers and gRPCExperience with Map Reduce or other massively distributed parallel computation frameworks