Founding Software Engineer (Backend)

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Requirements:

• Strong experience in backend development using Python.
• Familiarity with at least one statically typed language (Go, Rust, Java, C#).
• Solid understanding of relational databases like PostgreSQL; hands-on SQL preferred over ORMs.
• Experience designing and consuming clean, scalable APIs.
• Familiarity with asynchronous systems (e.g., pipelines, workflow engines, task queues).
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and deployment to cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, or Azure).
• Experience in B2B SaaS environments with exposure to auth systems, user management, and internal ops tooling.

Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain high-performance backend systems, favoring direct SQL and clean API architecture (RPC preferred).
• Lead development of asynchronous, queue-based pipelines powering AI audit functionality.
• Help architect safe, scalable RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) systems.
• Contribute to backend features across user management, authentication, and internal tools.
• Participate in experiments, prototype evaluations, and data analysis.
• Influence product and technical decisions as a core member of the founding team.
• Support infrastructure work and CI/CD using Terraform and cloud platforms (e.g., GCP).