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Senior Backend Engineer

$180k

Harrison Clarke

Role: Senior Backend Engineer

Location: San Francisco

Compensation: $180,000 base plus depending on experience

Harrison Clarke are partnered with a high-growth VC-backed AI company operating at the intersection of enterprise technology and intelligent automation. The company are building tools that enable people to create, automate, and scale complex workflows. The platform serves a large and growing global user base and operates at significant scale.

Role Requirements:

  • Design, build, and operate backend services that support a rapidly growing platform.
  • Work across product and infrastructure boundaries to deliver features end-to-end.
  • Own features end-to-end, from architecture and implementation through to deployment and iteration.
  • Improve system reliability, performance, and operational efficiency.

Profile Signals:

  • Technical background: Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, plus 5+ years of backend software engineering experience.
  • Solid understanding of distributed systems, backend architecture, and scalability
  • Proficiency in modern backend technologies such as with Python or Go, RESTful API's, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL
  • A passion for building high-quality systems that unlock genuine productivity gains for technical teams.

If you're excited by the opportunity that enables creators and technical users to run sophisticated AI-powered workflows, apply below!

Vacancy posted 5 hours ago
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