Hybrid Senior Software Engineer, Back End – Infrastructure

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About the role

  • Senior Software Engineer developing scalable backend systems for Evertune's AI discovery platform. Focusing on distributed systems and cloud infrastructure with a hybrid work model.

Responsibilities

  • Architect, build, and maintain scalable backend services in Python and Go
  • Design resilient APIs, optimize data pipelines, and improve system performance and reliability
  • Own and evolve parts of our cloud infrastructure, including environment configuration and access patterns
  • Implement and manage infrastructure as code (Terraform or equivalent)
  • Design and maintain containerized services using Docker and modern deployment workflows
  • Integrate and test data from third-party APIs, including LLM providers like OpenAI and Anthropic
  • Manage performance, cost, and observability across AI integrations and backend systems
  • Debug and troubleshoot issues across application and infrastructure layers
  • Simplify and scale complex systems to support product growth and increasing data volume
  • Influence long-term technical direction and backend architecture
  • Mentor junior engineers through code reviews and coaching
  • Collaborate across the stack to ship product features quickly and reliably

Requirements

  • 7+ years building and owning resilient, high-performance backend systems for user-facing or B2B products
  • Strong software engineering discipline - you design testable systems, write meaningful automated tests, and protect against regressions as systems evolve
  • Deep proficiency in Python (or similar) and a track record of designing distributed systems
  • Operated production workloads in cloud environments (GCP, AWS, Azure, or similar), including IAM, service accounts, access controls, and environment isolation
  • Improved the performance and reliability of ambiguous or legacy systems by simplifying architecture and reducing operational risk
  • Built and maintained infrastructure as code using Terraform or equivalent
  • Designed and deployed containerized services using Docker and modern CI/CD workflows
  • Designed scalable data models and worked deeply with databases such as MongoDB or similar
  • Integrated and operated third-party APIs at scale with attention to performance, cost, and failure handling
  • Worked with observability tooling to monitor, debug, and improve production systems
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to influence technical direction
  • Actively leverage LLMs or AI tooling to improve engineering workflows.
  • Must be able to work in our Seattle or NYC office 3 days per week (hybrid model)

Benefits

  • Competitive Equity
  • Medical/Dental/Vision Coverage
  • Generous Paid Time Off
  • Commuter Benefits

Job title

Senior Software Engineer, Back End – Infrastructure

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

$140,000 - $200,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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