Backend Engineer

ROLE SUMMARY

Own the backend services that power real-time voice workflows and product APIs. This role is about low latency, high reliability, and shipping fast, with heavy use of AI-assisted coding baked into how you work every day. Stack: Python, FastAPI, Postgres, Redis, Azure, GCP RESPONSIBILITIES Build Python services using FastAPI for customer-facing and internal APIs Design systems for call orchestration, routing, retries, and event-driven state handling Improve latency and reliability, measure p95 and p99, and ship changes that actually move those numbers Build robust integrations, handle edge cases well, and bring failure rates down consistently Own observability, get to the root of production issues quickly, and put long-term fixes in place, not just patches MUST HAVE 2 to 4 years of backend experience with Python, FastAPI is preferred Strong fundamentals in HTTP, Web.

Sockets, queues, and distributed systems Experience building production systems that handle concurrency, scale, and failure modes without falling over Strong debugging, performance profiling, and database query tuning skills Ownership mindset, you do not wait to be told something is broken NICE TO HAVE Experience with low-latency or real-time systems, streaming, or event-driven architectures Voice AI exposure, including ASR, TTS, VAD, and conversation state management Multi-cloud experience across Azure and GCP Equal opportunity employer.

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