Join a stealth-mode startup on a mission to redefine how people shop online. Our client is building a hyper-personalized, AI-powered shopping experience backed by some of the most successful names in tech. They're tackling challenges at the intersection of distributed systems, real-time data processing, and large-scale infrastructure, and they're seeking backend engineers who want to build from the ground up.

Term: Full Time

Location: Onsite in San Francisco, CA

The Role:

• Architect and scale low-latency, high-throughput systems used by millions
• Build APIs, core infrastructure, and backend services powering AI-driven personalization
• Collaborate daily - this is a fully onsite role with a tight-knit, high-output team
• Shape foundational systems, not just features - we’re early, flat, and execution-first

Tech Stack:

• Languages: Go, Python, Rust, or similar
• Cloud: AWS, GCP, or Azure (serverless, containerized workloads)
• DevOps: Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines
• Systems: Experience with distributed systems, real-time APIs, or high-availability infrastructure
• Bonus: Experience scraping and normalizing large-scale data from diverse sources

Ideal Qualifications:

• Backend engineer with 7+ years building reliable, scalable infrastructure
• Thrive in ambiguity, move fast, and care deeply about clean architecture
• Low ego, strong communicator, and ready to own key systems in a product-led org

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