
Backend Engineer
Infinitus Systems, Inc.
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: San Francisco • California • United States
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About the role
- Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs that power Eva’s healthcare interactions.
- Collaborate closely with Data Science, Frontend, and Infrastructure teams to bring AI and NLP solutions into production.
- Make technical tradeoffs to balance impact, user experience, and long-term scalability.
- Champion engineering best practices, including reducing technical debt and improving reliability.
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to growing a high-performing engineering culture.
- Partner with product managers, designers, and analysts to deeply understand user needs and deliver impactful solutions.
- Contribute to both short- and long-term technical roadmaps.
Requirements
- 7-10+ years of backend engineering experience, with a track record of shipping and scaling production systems.
- Strong expertise in backend languages (e.g., Go, Python, Java, C++).
- Hands-on experience with cloud services (AWS, GCP) and modern DevOps practices.
- Solid foundation in designing APIs and integrating backend services.
- Deep understanding of database technologies (SQL and NoSQL), with experience optimizing performance.
- Curiosity about ML/NLP concepts and interest in applying them at scale.
- Strong cross-functional communication skills and experience collaborating in multidisciplinary teams.
- Entrepreneurial mindset: thrive in ambiguity, take initiative, and drive projects end to end.
Benefits
- Hybrid work (SF office Mon/Tues/Thurs) + catered lunches (Bay Area Positions only*)*
- Competitive salary, equity, and 401(k)
- Wellness stipend & great benefits (medical, dental, vision)
- Generous PTO & parental leave
- Bi-annual offsites & a collaborative, mission-driven culture
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
backend engineeringGoPythonJavaC++cloud servicesAWSGCPAPI designdatabase technologies
Soft Skills
cross-functional communicationmentoringcollaborationentrepreneurial mindsetinitiativeuser experience focustechnical tradeoffsengineering best practicesreliability improvementhigh-performing culture