Senior Backend Platform Engineer - Scalable Data & Identity

Towards AI, Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 216,000; Full time

Job summary

Towards AI, Inc. in San Jose, CA, invites a Senior Software Engineer to drive the design and evolution of foundational backend systems, building and optimizing data platforms, core services, and authentication frameworks to support product teams.

The role emphasizes reliability, security, and scalability with a focus on asynchronous architectures, complex workflow orchestration, and high-throughput data pipelines in a B2B SaaS context.

Qualifications

• At least seven years of software engineering experience with backend, distributed systems, and core platform development.
• Proficiency in TypeScript and production experience with Temporal, Kafka, MongoDB and AWS.
• Experience delivering technical solutions in high-growth Series B/C environments in a B2B SaaS setting.
• Strong background in data pipelines and identity systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and evolve foundational backend systems.
• Build and optimize end-to-end data platforms and core services.
• Develop authentication frameworks with emphasis on reliability and security.
• Advocate for clean coding patterns and architectural standards.
• Tackle asynchronous architectures and complex workflow orchestration.

Skills

Data Engineer

Distributed Systems

System Design

Backend

Authentication

Security

Asynchronous

Streaming

Storage

Infrastructure

Tools

Temporal

Kafka

MongoDB

AWS

Job description

Towards AI, Inc. in San Jose, CA, invites a Senior Software Engineer to drive the design and evolution of foundational backend systems, building and optimizing data platforms, core services, and authentication frameworks to support product teams.

The role emphasizes reliability, security, and scalability with a focus on asynchronous architectures, complex workflow orchestration, and high-throughput data pipelines in a B2B SaaS context.