Senior Backend Engineer, Inference Services (Remote)

Devconnectplatform; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Deepgram, a leading voice AI platform, seeks a Backend Software Engineer to design and implement secure, scalable inference services. You’ll work on distributed compute orchestration, scheduling, and high-performance networking to deliver robust products in a remote-capable environment.

The role requires 3+ years in industry, proficiency in Rust (or C/C++) with Python, strong communication, and solid Git/UNIX skills. Join a fast-paced team delivering real-time speech processing at scale.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software development experience.
• Proficiency in Rust (or C/C++) with strong Python skills.
• Excellent communication and organizational abilities.
• Strong experience with version control, preferably Git.
• Solid understanding of UNIX-style systems.

Responsibilities

• Improve Deepgram’s core inference services, including networking, speech processing, and latency/memory optimizations.
• Develop processes to measure, build, and optimize services for performance.
• Debug complex system issues involving networking, scheduling, and high-performance computing.
• Rapidly customize backend services to meet customer needs.
• Collaborate with Product to design and implement new services end-to-end.

Skills

Rust

Python

C/C++

Git

UNIX

Communication

Tools

Git

UNIX

Job description

Deepgram, a leading voice AI platform, seeks a Backend Software Engineer to design and implement secure, scalable inference services. You’ll work on distributed compute orchestration, scheduling, and high-performance networking to deliver robust products in a remote-capable environment.

The role requires 3+ years in industry, proficiency in Rust (or C/C++) with Python, strong communication, and solid Git/UNIX skills. Join a fast-paced team delivering real-time speech processing at scale.