Senior Software Engineer

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About the Position

We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our growing R&D team. In this role, you will play a critical part in designing, building, and optimizing complex systems that power our AI-driven platform. You’ll work across the stack- primarily on backend services - with opportunities to influence architectural decisions and build highly scalable and performant systems. You’ll collaborate closely with AI, product, and frontend teams to bring advanced features to life and ensure a seamless, intelligent experience for our users.

This is a high-impact role for someone who is passionate about engineering excellence, eager to shape systems end-to-end, and ready to grow with a fast-moving, AI-first company.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust backend systems and services.
• Ensure the scalability, performance, and security of backend components.
• Collaborate with front-end developers and data teams to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic.
• Optimize the platform's infrastructure to handle large-scale data processing and analysis.
• Troubleshoot and debug complex issues, identifying and implementing the most effective solutions.
• Contribute to the architecture and system design decisions for the backend infrastructure.
• Stay up to date with industry trends and new technologies to continuously improve backend performance.

What We’re Looking For

• 7+ years of software development experience in a fast-paced SaaS environment.
• Strong experience with server-side technologies, particularly Python and SQL (Node.js is a plus).
• In-depth knowledge of databases; experience in schema design and optimization.
• Expertise in API development and microservices architecture.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Google Cloud/AWS.
• Understanding of containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with message queues (e.g., RabbitMQ, Kafka or their cloud alternatives such as SQS/pubsub) and data processing.
• Experience with client-side technologies (e.g. React) is a plus
• Applied AI or video editing knowledge is a big plus.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with a focus on scalability and performance.
• Ability to work independently while also thriving in a collaborative team environment.