Senior Backend Engineer – Scalable Systems

United States Digital Space LLC; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health benefits

Global remote-friendly team

Job summary

the company in San Francisco is seeking an experienced backend engineer to build scalable, high-performance systems that power multi-channel marketing platforms. You will design, develop, and operate core services used by thousands of customers, collaborating with cross-functional teams across product, data, and infrastructure.

Applicants should have strong backend fundamentals, experience with Java/Python/Go, and a track record of shipping reliable, tested software in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in software development focusing on backend systems.
• Proficiency in Java, Python, or Go, with a strong understanding of object-oriented programming.
• Experience building and maintaining scalable, high-performance applications.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Solid understanding of software development best practices, including code reviews, writing tests, and continuous integration.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain scalable backend systems for our customer-facing products, ensuring high performance and reliability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build applications that support multi-channel communications for marketers.
• Implement and optimize systems that process and deliver billions of messages daily.
• Improve code quality through code reviews, testing, and advocating for best practices.
• Identify and address technical debt to ensure the long‑term health of our codebase.
• Drive architectural design and technical decisions, and stay current with emerging technologies to enhance our products.

Skills

Backend systems

5+ years experience

Java/Python/Go

Cross-functional collaboration

Testing & CI/CD

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS

DynamoDB

Postgres

Redis

Kafka

React/TypeScript

GraphQL

Job description

the company in San Francisco is seeking an experienced backend engineer to build scalable, high-performance systems that power multi-channel marketing platforms. You will design, develop, and operate core services used by thousands of customers, collaborating with cross-functional teams across product, data, and infrastructure.

Applicants should have strong backend fundamentals, experience with Java/Python/Go, and a track record of shipping reliable, tested software in a fast-paced environment.