Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Iasi)

United States Digital Space LLC; United States; Remote; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Staff full-stack engineer with a backend focus to drive real-time customer insights and a scalable data platform. You will design and implement backend services, APIs, and data pipelines, ensuring performance, security, and reliability across the stack.

The role is remote-first with a globally distributed team across Europe, the US, and Canada, offering diverse collaboration and growth opportunities while building a modern Customer Data Platform using

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Backend Engineer with a focus on database design and system architecture.
• Strong expertise in ClickHouse or similar columnar databases for real-time queries.
• Hands-on experience with Elasticsearch for indexing large datasets.
• Proficient in Python and Go.
• Experience with RESTful API design and development.
• Understanding of distributed systems, microservices, and cloud infrastructure.
• Experience with performance tuning, data modeling, and query optimization.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain backend services and APIs to support applications.
• Build and optimize data storage solutions using Postgres, ClickHouse and Elasticsearch to ensure high performance and scalability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including frontend engineers, data scientists, and machine learning engineers, to deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Monitor and troubleshoot performance issues in distributed systems and databases.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following best practices for backend development.
• Participate in code reviews, testing, and continuous integration efforts.
• Ensure security, scalability, and reliability of backend services.
• Analyze and improve system architecture, focusing on performance bottlenecks, scaling, and security.

Skills

Backend engineering

Python

Go

ClickHouse

Elasticsearch

REST APIs

Distributed systems

Microservices

Cloud infrastructure

Tools

PostgreSQL

ClickHouse

Elasticsearch

Job description

the company unlocks the true potential of the customer experience, turning every conversation into a competitive advantage. the company’s unified AI platform combines conversational AI agents, real-time human agent augmentation, and comprehensive conversation intelligence to drive revenue and efficiency gains across every channel. The world’s leading companies, including United Airlines, Cox Communications, and Marriott, use the company to power world-class customer experiences every day.

Born from the Stanford AI Lab, the company has raised more than $270 million from the world’s leading investors, including a16z, Greylock, and Sequoia. the company’s leadership includes some of the leading minds in AI today. Our CEO, Ping Wu, founded and led Google's Contact Center AI and Vertex AI platforms before joining the company to build the future of AI-driven customer experiences.

Over the next few years, AI is going to redefine how people all over the world interact with businesses every day. Come build that future at the company.

the company is excited to expand our operations to Romania and build a tech hub in the region. These early joiners will play a key role in establishing our engineering team in Romania, helping to shape the future of the site. We are a remote-first environment, offering opportunities to work with a global team across Europe, the US, and Canada. Over time, we aim to create a co-working space in Romania, moving towards a hybrid environment.

About the role:

the company Insights: As a Staff full-stack engineer, with a backend focus, you will be at the forefront of shaping the future of customer engagement! As we work towards our vision, you'll be instrumental in delivering timely, actionable insights that drive business growth from day one. We're building a state-of-the-art Customer Data Platform, visualizing relevant insights for businesses post-onboarding and guiding customer engagement across all touch-points. Be part of the team that's redefining the way businesses connect with their customers!

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain backend services and APIs to support applications.

• Build and optimize data storage solutions usingPostgres,ClickHouseandElasticsearchto ensure high performance and scalability.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including frontend engineers, data scientists, and machine learning engineers, to deliver end-to-end solutions.

• Monitor and troubleshoot performance issues in distributed systems and databases.

• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following best practices for backend development.

• Participate in code reviews, testing, and continuous integration efforts.

• Ensure security, scalability, and reliability of backend services.

• Analyze and improve system architecture, focusing on performance bottlenecks, scaling, and security.

Qualifications We Value:

• Proven experience as aBackend Engineerwith a focus on database design and system architecture.

• Strong expertise inClickHouseor similar columnar databases for managing large-scale, real-time analytical queries.

• Hands-on experience withElasticsearchfor indexing and searching large datasets.

• Proficient in backend programming languages such asPython,Go.

• Experience with RESTful API design and development.

• Solid understanding of distributed systems, microservices architecture, and cloud infrastructure.

• Experience with performance tuning, data modeling, and query optimization.

• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.

Conclusion:

Compensation for this position includes a base salary, equity, and a variety of benefits. Actual base salaries will be based on candidate-specific factors, including experience, skillset, and location, as well as applicable local pay requirements. We are actively hiring for this role in Romania, the US, and Canada.