Used Tools & Technologies
Not specified
Required Skills & Competences
Tag name is followed by "@" symbol and proficiency level value.
About proficiency levels:
- 1-2 — basic awareness. Minimal hands-on experience, and a rudimentary understanding of the technology's purpose;
- 3-6 — daily use. Comfortable and regular usage, capable of handling common tasks and challenges related to the technology;
- 7-9 — you are an expert, you can teach others, you know all the pitfalls and tricks;
- 10 — exceptional knowledge, comprehensive understanding, and adeptness in all aspects of the technology, including advanced problem-solving. Think twice before claiming or demanding such level.
Security @ 7
Go @ 6
Python @ 6
Distributed Systems @ 4
Performance Optimization @ 7
API @ 4
- 1-2 — basic awareness. Minimal hands-on experience, and a rudimentary understanding of the technology's purpose;
- 3-6 — daily use. Comfortable and regular usage, capable of handling common tasks and challenges related to the technology;
- 7-9 — you are an expert, you can teach others, you know all the pitfalls and tricks;
- 10 — exceptional knowledge, comprehensive understanding, and adeptness in all aspects of the technology, including advanced problem-solving. Think twice before claiming or demanding such level.
Details
The Software Engineering team designs and builds scalable, performant, and secure backend systems that power consumer products from prototypes to large-scale deployments. This role involves designing and building services, APIs, and infrastructure with end-to-end context (hardware to cloud) to guide technical decisions that best serve the product and team. The role is based in San Francisco, CA and uses a hybrid work model (four days in the office per week). Relocation assistance is offered to new employees.
Responsibilities
- Architect, build, and maintain high-performance, secure backend systems.
- Design APIs, data models, and infrastructure to support evolving product needs.
- Balance near-term development velocity with long-term maintainability and scalability.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product, hardware, full-stack) to ensure cohesive, end-to-end solutions.
Requirements
- 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a focus on backend systems.
- Proven track record of building and scaling systems from early stage to large scale.
- Proficiency with Python and Go.
- Strong grasp of system design, performance optimization, and security best practices.
- Ability to reason about full-stack tradeoffs from hardware through cloud infrastructure.
Nice to have:
- Experience with distributed systems and cloud architectures.
- Background in instrumentation, analytics, and performance tuning.
- Familiarity with hardware-cloud integrations or applied AI services.
Benefits
- Base pay (listed): $325,000; offers equity and additional compensation components (performance-related bonuses for eligible employees).
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance with employer HSA contributions.
- Pre-tax accounts (Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, commuter accounts).
- 401(k) with employer match.
- Paid parental, medical, and caregiver leave; PTO and paid company holidays.
- Mental health and wellness support; employer-paid basic life and disability coverage.
- Annual learning and development stipend.
- Daily meals in offices and meal delivery credits as eligible.
- Relocation support for eligible employees.
Additional Info
- The company is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.
- Background checks are administered in accordance with applicable law for US-based candidates.