Software Engineer- Backend

Neara; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Transparent salary structure

15 days of PTO annually

Employee Stock Options Program

Job summary

Neara in San Jose, California is looking for a Backend Software Engineer to enhance the client experience by developing and maintaining server-side components of their platform. With a focus on building a B2B SaaS application, you will work closely with various teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.

The ideal candidate has 2-3 years of experience in software engineering, with significant expertise in Python and Django, and is proficient in communication for an asynchronous work environment. The role offers a hybrid work setting and exciting growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience as a Software Engineer with high business impact.
• Experience building RESTful APIs and writing clean, performant code.
• Proficiency in English, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Develop features and improvements to the Avoma product safely and efficiently.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to maintain high quality standards in products.
• Build RESTful APIs for UI applications and manage core data processing.

Skills

Python

Django

RESTful APIs

Scalable code

Communication

Education

B.S./B.E. in Computer Science or relevant engineering field

Job description

Software Engineer- Backend

Job type: Full Time · Department: Engineering · Work type: Hybrid

San Jose, California, United States

Summary

As a Software Engineer you will be directly responsible for the experience our clients have on the platform by designing, building, and maintaining the server‑side of Avoma. This is an exciting opportunity for those who are curious, diligent, and want to learn and develop their professional skills within a fast‑growing start‑up. As an early member of the team, we will work together to create the building blocks for our development strategy and set up the foundations and processes for future Software Engineers at Avoma.

The ideal candidate will be experienced in building the structure of a B2B SaaS application. We expect you to be a reliable professional, able to balance the needs of the product roadmap and the needs of the customers. Your overarching goal is to ensure an enjoyable experience for everyone using Avoma.

Responsibilities

• Develop features and improvements to the Avoma product in a secure, well‑tested, and performant way
• Collaborate with Product Management and other stakeholders within Engineering (Frontend, UX, etc.) to maintain a high bar for quality in a fast‑paced, iterative environment
• Advocate for improvements to product quality, security, and performance
• Solve technical problems of moderate scope and complexity
• Craft code that meets our internal standards for style, maintainability, and best practices for a high‑scale environment
• Conduct Code Review to ensure performance of our backend services
• Build RESTful APIs and features for UI application clients (including Web and Mobile)
• Deploy and integrate with machine learning models developed by the AI team
• Own and work the core data processing pipeline and video processing pipeline
• Third‑party integrations – Calendar, CRM systems, Video Conferencing
• Search and analytics infrastructure
• DevOps and security

Qualifications

• At least 2‑3 years of experience as a Software Engineer with a track record of delivering software with high business impact
• Significant professional experience with Python, Django
• Experience building RESTful APIs
• Experience writing scalable, high‑performant, and clean code
• B.S./B.E. in Computer Science or relevant engineering field
• Proficiency in the English language, both written and verbal, sufficient for success in a largely asynchronous work environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated capacity to clearly and concisely communicate about complex technical, architectural, and/or organizational problems and propose thorough iterative solutions
• Experience with performance and optimization problems and a demonstrated ability to both diagnose and prevent these problems
• Comfort working in a highly agile, intensely iterative software development process
• Positive and solution‑oriented mindset
• An inclination towards communication, inclusion, and visibility
• Experience owning a project from concept to production, including proposal, discussion, and execution
• Demonstrated ability to work closely with other parts of the organization
• Knowledge of Artificial Intelligence technologies and tools

Benefits

• A transparent salary structure
• 15 days of PTO annually on top of company holidays
• Employee Stock Options Program

About Avoma

• Avoma is an intelligent meeting assistant for teams looking to automate some of the common tasks required for customer‑focused meetings. We leverage NLP and machine learning to summarize meeting notes and extract key topics and action items discussed. All of this data automatically syncs back into their CRM. This helps to save end users time and focus on what matters most, their customer interactions.
• We are a venture‑funded early‑stage startup, have 1000+ paid customers, and are growing consistently month over month.