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Senior Backend Engineer

Jobot

New York, NY

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$160,000–$240,000 Per Year
SKILLS
Application Programming Interface (API), Architectural Services, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Best Practices, Building Systems, Data Management, Data Processing, Data Sets, Distributed Computing, Engineering, Forecasting, High Throughput, Large-Scale Systems, Legal, Mentoring, Microservices, Natural Language Processing (NLP), NoSQL, Production Systems, Python Programming/Scripting Language, SQL Databases, Startup, System Architecture, Systems Reliability
LOCATION
New York, NY
POSTED
1 day ago
This Jobot Job is hosted by: Brandon Bays
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Salary: $160,000 - $240,000 per year

A bit about us:

Senior Backend Engineer

Location: New York City (Onsite)
Compensation: $160K – $240K base + equity + bonus

We’re an early-stage, well-funded AI + data platform company building at the intersection of enterprise intelligence and autonomous systems. Our focus is helping organizations unify fragmented data, generate real-time insights, and make materially better decisions through a combination of advanced analytics and AI-driven workflows.

The platform brings together internal and external data sources into a single intelligence layer, enabling teams to move beyond static dashboards toward dynamic, forward-looking decision making. After operating in stealth, the company is now entering a major growth phase with strong backing and an engineering-led culture at its core.

Why join us?
  • Opportunity to work on genuinely hard problems across distributed systems, real-time data, and applied AI
  • High ownership environment — engineers operate as true owners of major features and systems
  • Small, high-caliber team where individual impact is immediately visible
  • Strong technical culture with emphasis on clean architecture, scalability, and long-term thinking
  • Competitive compensation with meaningful equity upside
  • Direct exposure to building systems used by large-scale enterprise customers


Job Details

This is a senior backend role focused on designing and scaling the core infrastructure behind an AI-driven platform. You’ll work across data pipelines, APIs, and distributed systems that power real-time intelligence and decision-making at scale.

What You’ll Be Doing
  • Architect and build backend services using Go and/or Python
  • Design and scale data ingestion and processing pipelines handling large, complex datasets
  • Develop APIs that support real-time, high-throughput applications
  • Partner closely with ML/AI teams to bring models into production systems
  • Own system reliability, performance, and scalability (observability, fault tolerance, etc.)
  • Drive key architectural decisions and contribute to long-term platform design
  • Mentor engineers and help define backend best practices

What We’re Looking For
  • 5+ years of backend engineering experience building production systems at scale
  • Strong experience with Go and/or Python
  • Deep understanding of distributed systems and microservices architecture
  • Experience working with both SQL and NoSQL databases
  • Familiarity with Kubernetes / containerized environments
  • Strong system design skills — ability to balance performance, scalability, and maintainability
  • Comfortable operating in fast-paced, ambiguous startup environments

Nice to Have
  • Experience with real-time data processing or streaming systems
  • Exposure to vector or graph databases
  • Familiarity with modern AI/ML concepts (RAG, NLP, forecasting, etc.)
  • Experience integrating ML models into production workflows


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Jobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Jobot also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is Jobot’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

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About the Company

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Jobot

Jobot is on a mission to connect good people with good jobs. By combining AI-powered technology with the expertise of Jobot Pros, our experienced recruiters, we help you find career opportunities that align with your goals and values.

Founded in 2018 and employee-owned since 2024, Jobot is committed to fostering a culture of kindness, respect, innovation, and connection.  As an industry leader, we’ve been recognized as a top workplace by Forbes, Fortune, USA Today, and Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA).

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COMPANY SIZE
100 to 499 employees
INDUSTRY
Staffing/Employment Agencies
FOUNDED
2018
WEBSITE
http://www.jobot.com