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# Full-Stack Software Engineer (Backend-Focused) AG-01

- **Company:** RIVER CITY CONSULTING, INC.
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Salary:** $130,000.0 - $240,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Distributed Systems, Dynamic-Link Libraries, Standard Sql, Software Deployment, SQL Databases, Backend, Information Technology, Production Code, Front End Software Development, Api Design, Web Api
- **Published:** July 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=db25b7adfdde225a

## About the Role

* 1-5 years of backend or full-stack software engineering experience
 * Computer Science degree or equivalent engineering background
 * AWS or comparable cloud infrastructure experience
 * Strong ownership and execution mindset
 * Comfortable working in a fast-paced startup
 * Willing to work primarily in-person in San Francisco (remote considered only for exceptional candidates)

Preferred

 * Startup or founding engineering experience (Pre-Seed through Series C)
 * Top Computer Science program (University of Waterloo especially valued)
 * Strong academic performance
 * Competitive athletics background
 * Multi-year tenure demonstrating stability

Ideal Backgrounds

 * Founding Engineers
 * Backend Software Engineers
 * Full-Stack Engineers
 * Platform Engineers
 * Infrastructure Engineers
 * API Engineers
 * Distributed Systems Engineers
 * Startup Software Engineers

Green Flags

 * Early-stage startup engineering experience
 * Founding engineer background
 * Backend infrastructure expertise
 * Distributed systems
 * APIs
 * AWS
 * SQL
 * High-output builders
 * Competitive athletics

Red Flags

 * Construction software engineering backgrounds (explicit client preference)
 * Big Tech-only experience without startup exposure (unless junior)
 * Performance-related termination
 * Low ownership mindset
 * Pure frontend engineering backgrounds

## Description

This is a backend-heavy Full-Stack Engineering role focused on building scalable infrastructure powering a modern data platform. Roughly 80-90% of the work is backend, solving difficult API, integration, distributed systems, and real-time synchronization challenges.

Engineers own products end-to-end in a flat engineering organization, working directly with customers and shipping production code daily.

What You'll Own

 * Build and maintain APIs connecting legacy ERP systems
 * Develop backend infrastructure supporting financial automation products
 * Solve complex real-time synchronization challenges across SQL, DLL, and API-based systems
 * Design scalable testing frameworks across 1,000+ API endpoints
 * Build reliable APIs with SLA enforcement
 * Work directly with customers to ship production features quickly
 * Own features from architecture through production deployment


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