Senior Backend Engineer: Scalable APIs & Distributed Systems

Pragmatike; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Pragmatike is hiring a Senior Backend Software Engineer in San Francisco to build scalable backend services using TypeScript, Python, and Go. You will design robust APIs and distributed services, work across frontend and backend, and take features from concept to production in a fast-growing startup environment.

You will collaborate with Product and other engineering teams, focus on performance and reliability, and contribute to an inclusive, high-impact engineering culture at Pragmatike.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of backend software engineering experience.
• Strong experience with TypeScript, Python, or Go.
• Experience building production APIs and backend services.
• Strong understanding of databases and data modeling.
• Familiarity with distributed systems and asynchronous processing.
• Strong testing and software engineering practices.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Willingness to work on-site in San Francisco.

Responsibilities

• Build production backend services using TypeScript, Python, and Go.
• Design and implement scalable APIs and distributed services.
• Develop data processing and asynchronous workflows.
• Design robust service architectures and integrations.
• Improve system performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and observability.
• Write high-quality, maintainable, well-tested code.
• Participate in architecture and technical design discussions.
• Work closely with Product and other engineering teams.

Skills

TypeScript

Python

Go

Distributed systems

Databases

Testing

Problem-solving

On-site SF

Tools

Kubernetes

Job description

Pragmatike is hiring a Senior Backend Software Engineer in San Francisco to build scalable backend services using TypeScript, Python, and Go. You will design robust APIs and distributed services, work across frontend and backend, and take features from concept to production in a fast-growing startup environment.

You will collaborate with Product and other engineering teams, focus on performance and reliability, and contribute to an inclusive, high-impact engineering culture at Pragmatike.