Senior Backend Engineer

Acceler8 Talent; United States; On-site; USD 198,000 - 242,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity based on experience

Hands-on role with ownership

Interesting technical challenges

Job summary

A deep-tech startup in Boston is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to develop and manage Python backend services with high-performance APIs. The role demands over 8 years of experience in backend engineering, proficient PostgreSQL skills, and familiarity with Docker. You will handle interesting technical challenges in distributed systems while enjoying a competitive salary of up to $220,000 plus equity, emphasizing ownership and hands-on involvement in a growing startup environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of backend engineering experience in Python.
• Strong API and service design experience in production environments.
• Solid PostgreSQL skills, including schema design and query optimization.
• Experience building asynchronous systems and event-driven workflows.
• Comfortable working with modern deployment pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Build and own Python backend services from design through production.
• Design clean, high-performance APIs using FastAPI.
• Implement asynchronous, event-driven workflows and stateful systems.
• Model and query complex relational, geospatial, and time-based data.
• Develop reliable pub/sub and background processing systems.
• Deploy and operate containerized services focusing on stability and observability.

Skills

Backend engineering experience (Python)

API and service design

PostgreSQL skills

Experience with async systems

Experience with Docker

Strong engineering fundamentals

Tools

Docker

FastAPI

Job description

A Boston based deep-tech startup building AI-driven infrastructure to modernize how low-level software is created, analyzed, and deployed are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join their team. Backed by leading investors and operating at Series A scale, the team combines AI research with serious systems and compiler expertise.

What will I be doing:

• Build and own Python backend services from design through production
• Design clean, high-performance APIs using FastAPI
• Implement asynchronous, event-driven workflows and stateful systems
• Model and query complex relational, geospatial, and time-based data
• Develop reliable pub/sub and background processing systems
• Deploy and operate containerized services with a focus on stability and observability

What we’re looking for

• 8+ years of backend engineering experience (Python)
• Strong API and service design experience in production environments
• Solid PostgreSQL skills, including schema design and query optimization
• Experience building async systems and event-driven workflows
• Comfortable working with Docker and modern deployment pipelines
• Strong engineering fundamentals and a sense of ownership

What’s in it for me?

• Salary of up to $220,000 plus equity dependent on experience and location
• A genuinely hands-on senior role with end-to-end ownership
• Interesting technical problems in distributed, data-intensive systems