Software Engineer - Backend

Hive; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Deploy is building an intelligence infrastructure platform that provides access to AI models for developers and enterprises. We are growing our backend team to launch new products into production, valuing autonomy and willingness to tackle scale challenges.

Your work will focus on core services and web-based APIs, shaping product direction as much as the technologies that power it. This SF-based team emphasizes clean, maintainable code and collaboration across disciplines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field.
• Several years of experience building web applications.
• Experience writing applications in Node.js.
• Experience implementing highly available distributed systems / microservices.
• Experience building scalable backend APIs.
• Proficiency with relational databases, PostgreSQL preferred.
• Understanding monitoring and alerting platforms.
• Strong emphasis on code quality, automated testing, and engineering best practices.
• Attention to detail and a drive for correctness.
• Ability to learn new technologies and systems quickly.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement or improve features in backend systems including REST APIs, microservices, data ingestion and processing systems, and distributed task processing.
• Write scalable, performant and secure code that can be shared across platforms.
• Contribute to product and core backend systems by suggesting and executing improvements.
• Improve engineering standards, tooling, processes and security.
• Practice test-driven development.
• Debug production issues across services and stack levels.
• Participate in on-call rotations as needed.
• Apply OWASP Top 10 techniques to secure code.
• Maintain awareness of industry best practices for data handling related to the role.
• Adhere to information security policies and report violations when needed.

Skills

Bachelor's in CS or related field

Web application development

Node.js

Distributed systems

Backend APIs

Code quality & testing

Learning new technologies

Clear communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

PostgreSQL

Job description

About Deploy

Deploy is an intelligence infrastructure platform that gives developers and enterprises access to open source and proprietary AI models. For leading open source LLMs, Deploy operates an optimized model inference engine that keeps costs and latency low while maintaining high throughput. Deploy also offers a set of proprietary AI models that address challenges in content safety, AI & deepfake detection, sponsorship intelligence, and IP & publicity protection. Trusted by the world's largest and most innovative organizations, Deploy's solutions unlock high-performance AI model inference at production scale.
Deploy has raised more than $200M from leading investors, including Tomales Bay Capital, General Catalyst, 8VC, Glynn Capital, Bain & Company, Visa Ventures, and others. The company has more than 250 employees across offices in San Francisco, Seattle, New York, and Delhi.

About the Role

In order to execute our vision, we need to grow our team of best-in-class engineers. We are looking for developers who are excited about launching new products and features into production, who can work autonomously and aren’t afraid to try new technologies, and who don’t back down from the challenges of scale. Our ideal candidate has experience building core services and web-based APIs from the ground up, cares just as much about the product itself as the technology that powers it, and is capable of both structuring and writing clean, maintainable code.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement or improve features in a variety of backend systems including our REST APIs, microservices, data ingestion and processing systems, and distributed task/job processing systems


• Write and maintain scalable, performant and secure code that can be shared across platforms


• Meaningfully contribute to the product and core backend systems by suggesting and executing improvements


• Improve engineering standards, tooling, processes and security


• Practice test-driven development


• Debug production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack


• Participate in on-call rotations, as needed, to ensure prompt and effective resolution of critical technical issues


• Utilize OWASP top 10 techniques to secure code from vulnerabilities


• Maintain awareness of industry best practices for data maintenance handling as it relates to your role


• Adhere to policies, guidelines and procedures pertaining to the protection of information assets


• Report actual or suspected security and/or policy violations/breaches to an appropriate authority

Requirements

• You have a Bachelor's Degree in computer science or a related field


• You have a few years of experience building web applications


• You have experience or a strong interest in writing applications in Node.js


• You have experience implementing highly-available distributed systems/microservices


• You have experience building scalable backend APIs


• You have experience working with relational databases, Postgres preferred


• Understanding monitoring and alerting platforms is a plus


• You strongly believe in high code quality, automated testing, and other engineering best practices


• You have attention to detail and a passion for correctness


• You are comfortable learning new technologies and systems


• You have strong interpersonal and communication skills with a bias towards action

Who We Are

We are a group of ambitious individuals who are passionate about creating a revolutionary AI company. At Deploy, you will have a steep learning curve and an opportunity to contribute to one of the fastest growing AI start-ups in San Francisco. The work you do here will have a noticeable and direct impact on the development of the company.

Thank you for your interest in Deploy and we hope to meet you soon!

The current expected base salary for this position ranges from $120,000 - $180,000. Actual compensation may vary depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the total compensation package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work; stock options may be offered in addition to the range provided here.