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# Software Engineer, Backend

- **Company:** Fab 2  Inc
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $125,000.0 - $195,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Databases, Distributed Systems, PostgreSQL, Performance Tuning, Software Architecture, Systems Architecture, Web Applications, Concurrency, Backend, Yield Optimization
- **Published:** July 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=e983118418e15059

## About the Role

* Demonstrated command of best practices in backend systems engineering, specifically with Go, Rust, or gRPC.
 * Experience leading and delivering highly complex, business-critical production systems from end to end.
 * Deep understanding of systems fundamentals: concurrency, networking, and databases.
 * Proven ability to own systems under real-world constraints, including failure recovery, troubleshooting, and on-call support.
 * A track record of earning trust, providing clarity to your team, and leading by example through consistent follow-through.

Nice-to-haves

 * Experience working with hardware or embedded systems.
 * Deep database knowledge (Postgres internals, migrations, performance tuning).
 * Interest in networking, security, or distributed systems.
 * Experience running a homelab or building infrastructure for fun.

## Description

We are looking for a Senior Backend Software Engineer to build the core systems that power our fab product. You will focus on backend architecture, data models, and bridging the gap between our central web applications and physical manufacturing hardware. You will know you are successful when process engineers can seamlessly and reliably control, monitor, and orchestrate fab hardware in real-time through the systems you've architected., * Lead the architecture and development of high-performance backend APIs (Go, Rust, gRPC) that power our central fab product.

 * Break down complex manufacturing challenges into actionable data models (recipes, runs, tools, wafers, jobs) and technical plans for yourself and the broader team.
 * Integrate web applications with underlying hardware and embedded systems, ensuring seamless, real-time operations.
 * Ensure the reliability, observability, and performance of mission-critical manufacturing systems, holding yourself and the team accountable to clear timelines.
 * Drive the long-term system architecture, challenging existing assumptions to support our evolving fab processes and yield optimization goals.


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