Drive the architecture, design, and implementation of a system for managing deployed customer solutions at scale
Work with a small, nimble team responsible for discovering and sharing new ways to rapidly build and release software
Lead strategic architectural decisions, help drive alignment, and optimize applications for performance, scalability, and observability
Be AI-forward and curious—investigate, test, and apply emerging technologies to plan, execute, and validate projects, rethink processes, and share best practices that help the team work smarter and deliver more impactful solutions
Actively participate in code reviews and pair programming sessions, sharing knowledge, championing best practices, and contributing to the continuous improvement of team processes
Drive improvements by rethinking and reinventing our practices, processes, and systems to make them smarter, faster, and more impactful
Identify opportunities to assess and enhance current applications, including refactoring code and upgrading technologies used
Leverage modern AI development tools (Claude Code, Cursor or similar) to accelerate delivery, improve code quality, and raise the overall impact of the team
Play a key role in transforming how products are built and delivered at RapidSOS by shaping and implementing new architecture that enables faster, more scalable, and more reliable solutions

Requirements

5+ years of professional backend or full stack software development experience with deep expertise in Python and/or Node
Experience integrating with RESTful APIs and delivering comprehensive end-to-end solutions in a cloud environment (preferably AWS)
Experience working with relational and non-relational databases and with message bus or event-driven systems (RabbitMQ, Kafka, SQS)
Experience building AI-driven features or using AI tools to enhance acceleration of development, and is proactive about leveraging emerging technologies
Strong communication and interpersonal skills; is a team player with a positive attitude who can also work independently as needed
Highly self-motivated; ability to adapt and learn quickly in a fast-paced environment with a strong sense of ownership
Strong proficiency in coding best practices – ability to write clean, maintainable, and testable code
Demonstrated expertise in problem solving – from troubleshooting issues to debugging a large codebase
Thrives in operating in fast-moving environments with evolving objectives and ambiguous milestones, taking ownership and initiative to deliver results
Ability and willingness to collaborate in-person a few times per quarter, or as needed

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits and equity participation
A dynamic, flexible and fun start-up work environment with a highly talented team
The chance to work with a passionate team on solving one of the largest challenges globally

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonNodeRESTful APIscloud environmentAWSrelational databasesnon-relational databasesRabbitMQKafkaSQS

Soft Skills

communication skillsinterpersonal skillsteam playerself-motivatedadaptabilityownershipproblem solvinginitiativecollaborationpositive attitude