Senior Backend Engineer – API

Deepgram

Backend software engineer leading design and implementation of voice AI products at Deepgram. Focusing on scalable services for speech processing and customer needs.

Posted 7/10/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $150,000 - $220,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in optimizing core inference services, including networking, speech processing, and audio transcoding, while effectively collaborating with product teams to design and implement new features. Proficient in debugging complex system issues and enhancing system performance through innovative processes.

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Rust ProgrammingPython ProgrammingUNIX-Style SystemsVersion Control (Git)Machine Learning Frameworks (Torch)

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Hard Skills

NetworkingSpeech ProcessingAudio TranscodingLatency OptimizationMemory OptimizationHigh Performance ComputingDebuggingSystem Performance OptimizationBackend Service CustomizationMachine Learning Architectures (CNNs, RNNs, Transformers)

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationOrganizational Skills

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonRustUnix

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Improve Deepgram’s core inference services including areas in networking, speech processing, audio transcoding, and latency and memory optimization
Develop processes for measuring, building, and optimizing services to maximize system performance
Debug complex system issues that include networking, scheduling, and high performance computing interactions
Rapidly customize backend services to support our customer needs
Partner with Product to design and implement new services, features, and/or products end to end

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years of experience in an industry role
Programming experience in Rust (or C, C++), with competence in Python
Excellent communication and organizational skills, both written and verbal.
A high level of experience and understanding of version control; preferably git.
Comprehensive experience with UNIX-style systems.
It would be great if you had experience with modern machine learning frameworks like Torch or architectures like CNNs, RNNS, and transformers

Benefits

Comp & perks

Offers Equity
Offers Bonus
10% Annual Bonus