Back End Engineer

About The Position

Imagen is seeking a Platform Engineer to drive critical infrastructure initiatives across our backend systems.

This is a high-impact role where you'll architect scalable solutions that serve our entire engineering organization - from payment infrastructure and pricing systems to core platform services that power our AI editing capabilities.

You'll have the opportunity to shape technical decisions across multiple domains while ensuring our commercial systems are robust, compliant, and optimized for growth.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve our payment infrastructure, including integration with payment providers (Stripe, PayPal, etc.), subscription management, and billing systems.
• Drive platform-level initiatives that improve scalability, reliability, and developer experience across our backend systems.
• Create internal tools and frameworks that improve developer productivity and system reliability.
• Drive initiatives to improve observability, monitoring, and operational excellence across our infrastructure.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience as a Backend Engineer, with at least 1-2 years working in Platform related roles.
• B.Sc in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field from a well-known university.
• Proven expertise in backend server development, using languages like Python, Scala, Go, or Java.
• Solid understanding of system design principles, API architecture, and service-oriented architectures.
• Proficiency with AWS services and cloud-based architectures.
• Excellent communication skills for collaborating across engineering, product, finance, and operations teams.