Backend Engineer

About Placer.ai

One of the fastest growing tech companies in North America, Placer.ai (“Placer”) reached $100 million ARR “Centaur” status in 2024, within 6 years of launching the Placer platform. We previously crossed the $1B valuation “Unicorn” threshold in 2022.

Our A.I.-based SaaS platform transforms how leaders make critical decisions by unlocking unparalleled visibility into markets and locations, creating a blue ocean market of more than $100B. And the best part is, we accomplished this by leading a privacy-first business in which data has been stripped of user identifiers and only aggregated information is provided within the platform.

Our platform provides instant visibility into almost any location in the U.S. We have grown exponentially over the past 6 years, counting more than 4,000+ paying customers including many Fortune 500 companies, such as, JP Morgan Chase, Wayfair, Google and many more.

Named one of Forbes America’s Best Startup Employers and a Deloitte Technology Fast company, we are proud of our collaborative, innovative and inclusive culture.

Summary

We’re looking for a Backend Engineer to join our Foundation Group. This team builds and scales microservices in the cloud, working with Python, SQL, and NoSQL databases.

As a Backend Engineer at Placer.ai, you’ll take ownership of designing, developing, and rolling out services within our POI engine—a core component of our platform. You’ll face large-scale and high-load challenges, selecting and applying the most suitable tools and technologies to deliver reliable, high-performance solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable backend systems to support POI data processing and storage, ensuring high availability and reliability.
• Manage and optimize cloud-based infrastructure for handling large data volumes and high traffic, implementing infrastructure as code (IaC) practices.
• Develop and maintain efficient data pipelines for the ingestion, processing, and storage of POI data, ensuring data integrity and accuracy.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate testing, deployment, and monitoring, ensuring smooth and rapid release cycles.
• Enhance system performance and security, monitoring for bottlenecks and vulnerabilities, and ensuring compliance with data protection regulations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product managers, data scientists, and frontend developers to deliver integrated solutions and participate in code reviews and technical discussions.
  
  

• BSc degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• 5+ years of experience as a backend engineer
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, or Go
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Terraform or AWS CloudFormation
• Experience with database systems (SQL and NoSQL) and data pipeline development
• Experience Implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins, Argo or similar
• Proficiency with Docker and Kubernetes (K8s)
• Strong coding skills and a “get-things-done” approach
  
  

• Experience with Kafka, Celery, RabbitMQ, Postgresql and MongoDB
• Experience with Django or FastAPI
• Knowledge of security best practices and data protection regulations
• Developing complex large scale data pipelines
  
  

• Join a rocketship! We are pioneers of a new market that we are creating
• Take a central and critical role at Placer.ai
• Work with, and learn from, top-notch talent
• Competitive salary
• Excellent benefits
  
  

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