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Software EngineeringFull-time$250,000 – $300,000

Senior Backend Engineer

San Mateo, CA (On-site) · Posted October 5, 2026

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Job description

Join the founding engineering team at a Series A company building an AI-native replacement for enterprise business intelligence tools. You will build and scale the data pipelines behind latency-critical analytical workloads and work across the whole codebase.

What you'll do

  • Build and scale large data pipelines for latency-critical analytics
  • Work across the entire codebase, not a single silo
  • Design cost-efficient, secure, scalable cloud systems
  • Shape the product and engineering roadmap with the co-founders and customers

Compensation

$250,000 to $300,000 base, plus competitive equity.

Location

On-site in San Mateo, CA, four days a week.

Requirements

  • 4+ years as a backend engineer
  • Strong engineering-culture background (high-growth product or infrastructure companies)
  • A CS, EE, Physics, Stats, or Math degree from a top-tier university
  • Stack: Python, TypeScript, Rust
  • Able to work on-site in San Mateo
  • Visa: TN, case-by-case H-1B transfer, or OPT with lottery attempts remaining

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