Senior Backend Engineer

Ubiety; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity

Medical, dental, vision

401(k)

PTO

Innovation culture

Job summary

Ubiety Technologies, Inc in Chicago seeks a Senior Backend Software Engineer to architect and optimize our core cloud infrastructure powering Presence Intelligence. You will build robust API integrations, data ingestion pipelines, and secure, high-throughput capture workflows across edge devices and cloud services.

Join a fast-paced startup that values collaboration, performance, and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend engineering, systems architecture, or related software role.
• BS/MS in Computer Science or related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage ingestion pipelines processing high-velocity telemetry from edge devices.
• Implement scalable API integrations and secure capture workflows with low latency.
• Audit and improve infrastructure focusing on performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency.
• Build and maintain monitoring for API health, throughput, and latency.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to engineering standards.

Skills

Go

Python

TypeScript

APIs

CI/CD

Microservices

AWS/GCP

Docker/Kubernetes

Streaming data

Telemetry ingestion

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science or related

Tools

Kafka

Kinesis

MQTT

SQL/NoSQL

Git

Job description

At Ubiety Technologies, Inc we are redefining physical security. We develop innovative device detection and RF signaling products that protect homes, businesses, and communities. As part of our fast-paced, highly collaborative startup team, you'll work alongside world-class engineers and creative designers to invent and deliver transformative products from inception to production. Our backend team owns the mission-critical infrastructure of a rapidly growing ecosystem.

We are seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer to architect, implement, and optimize the core cloud infrastructure powering our Presence Intelligence technology. This is not a standard web-app role. You will be the technical linchpin connecting our distributed systems, hardware IoT devices, and cloud-native AI environment. We are looking for an engineer who thrives on building robust API integrations, scalable data ingestion pipelines, and high-throughput, secure capture workflows. If you love the challenge of processing high-velocity edge telemetry and designing for flawless operational excellence, this role is for you!

Key Responsibilities

• Design and manage robust ingestion pipelines capable of processing high-velocity telemetry and event data from edge devices into our cloud-native AI environment.
• Implement scalable API integrations and efficient capture workflows ensuring data integrity, low latency, and secure service-to-service communication.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to audit and improve existing infrastructure, ruthlessly focusing on performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency.
• Build and maintain proactive monitoring systems to track API health, ingestion throughput, and workflow latency.
• Champion engineering standards through active participation in code reviews, technical documentation, and mentorship of junior engineers.

Technical Skills & Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in backend engineering, systems architecture, or a relevant software role. (BS/MS in Computer Science or related field preferred).
• Strong development skills in Go and Python (with JavaScript/TypeScript expertise highly desirable).
• Extensive experience building and scaling microservices on AWS or GCP, utilizing containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), Git, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Proven track record with high-throughput streaming platforms (Kafka, Kinesis, MQTT), both SQL/NoSQL databases, and handling edge-to-cloud connectivity (device provisioning, telemetry ingestion).
• Demonstrated ability to lead system architecture decisions and a commitment to raising the team's engineering bar.

Key Success Metrics

• System Performance & Reliability: Achieve high availability, low latency, and optimal throughput for pipelines and microservices.
• Operational Excellence: Proactive monitoring, efficient debugging, and a measurable reduction in production incidents.
• Collaboration & Delivery: Timely implementation of features while successfully partnering with Front-End, DevOps, and Product teams.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary tailored to your experience and impact.
• Equity Awards: We believe strongly that if you contribute to Ubiety’s value, you should share in that reward.
• An environment that prioritizes and values creativity and innovation!
• Competitive benefits including: medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and PTO.

Ubiety Technologies, Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity in all forms and are committed to maintaining a discrimination-free workplace that treats applicants and employees with dignity and respect. Our employment process is conducted without regard to race, color, religion, nationality or ethnic background, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or other attributes protected by state, federal, and local law.