Senior Backend Engineer
Alembic Technologies, Inc.San Francisco, California, United States
Posted October 7, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
Alembic is where top engineers are solving marketing's hardest problem: proving what actually works.
Job Description
We're looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to architect and operate our backend platform that delivers scalable, high-performance insights for Fortune 500 clients.
Requirements
- 8+ years backend engineering experience with significant ownership of production systems
- Expert-level Python (FastAPI, Flask, or similar frameworks)
- Working proficiency in Node.js (comfortable reading and contributing when needed)
- Strong database knowledge (PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch (can be learned), data modeling, query optimization)
- System design expertise (distributed systems, scalability patterns, performance optimization)
- AWS/GCP experience with modern DevOps tooling (Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines)
- Ability to translate ambiguous requirements into well-defined technical designs
- Strong cross-functional communication and collaboration skills
- Early-stage or high-growth startup experience with fast-paced, evolving environments
- Proven track record building scalable APIs and data processing pipelines
- Experience with data-intensive applications and large-scale data systems
- Background collaborating with frontend engineers on API contracts and interface design
Benefits
- Significant technical ownership
- Opportunity to work on complex distributed systems at enterprise scale
- Early-stage equity opportunity with experienced leadership and proven product-market fit