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Backend Engineer, Data Products

AlembicCausal AI, company
San Francisco, United StatesSenior
Software Engineering
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About the role

Architect and operate backend platform for scalable, high-performance insights.

  • We're looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to architect and operate our backend platform that delivers scalable, high-performance insights for Fortune 500 clients.
  • Key Responsibilities Design and build scalable backend services and APIs that process massive marketing datasets with high reliability Architect distributed systems that can handle 10x growth in data volume and customer workloads Optimize database performance and data models to support complex analytical queries at scale Build robust data processing pipelines that transform raw marketing data into actionable insights Collaborate with frontend engineers to design clean, efficient API contracts Requirements 8+ years backend engineering experience with significant ownership of production systems Expert-level Python (FastAPI, Flask, or similar frameworks) Working proficiency in Node.js (comfortable reading and contributing when needed) Strong database knowledge (PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch (can be learned), data modeling, query optimization) System design expertise (distributed systems, scalability patterns, performance optimization)

Tech stack

PythonNode.jsPostgreSQLElasticsearchAWSDockerKubernetesCI/CD

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Tech:Python, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, AWS
Level:Senior