Backend Engineer - Performance and Scale

Homekey Inc.
Palo Alto, United States of America
25 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English

Job location

Palo Alto, United States of America

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Databases
Distributed Systems
MongoDB
Performance Tuning
Redis
Systems Architecture
React
Flask
Backend
Data Layers
Information Technology

Job description

We're looking for a backend engineer with deep expertise in system architecture and a proven track record of solving complex scaling bottlenecks.

  • Architect for scale: You will optimize latency, throughput, and inefficiencies across our data layer and backend services.
  • Build the foundation: You will architect and implement the robust infrastructure required to power high-stakes transactions and multi-agent workflows.
  • Drive technical architecture: You will influence the product roadmap and help define our technical vision as we scale.
  • Ship career-defining work: You will build foundational systems from scratch, leaving your fingerprints on a product that fundamentally changes a massive industry.

Components of our tech stack

LangChain, MCP, A2A Protocol, Flask, Redis, MongoDB, React, AWS

Requirements

Do you have experience in System performance optimization?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, * You have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.

  • You have battle scars from scaling: You have experienced architectural bottlenecks firsthand as a company grows, and you have successfully engineered the solutions to overcome them.
  • You have strong opinions about system design, database architecture, and performance tradeoffs, and can defend them.
  • You are an expert in the data layer: You have deep experience building distributed systems and optimizing databases for high-frequency operations.
  • You are located within a commutable distance to Palo Alto, CA.

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