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# Senior Software Engineer - Backend/Infra [NYC or SF]

- **Company:** Amigos
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $220,000.0 - $260,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Queueing Systems, Data Streaming, Backend, Machine Learning Operations
- **Published:** July 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=68ec8be629df9a81

## About the Role

* Experience in a regulated or high-reliability domain (healthcare, finance, legal)
 * High-throughput or low-latency system design
 * Event streaming and message queues
 * Experience with production AI or ML systems

## Description

* Daily catered lunch and dinner
 * Mental health support and wellness coaching
 * Flexible wellness stipend for fitness, therapy, or personal growth

Growth & Development

 * Annual learning budget for courses, books, or conferences
 * Conference attendance budget for professional development
 * Annual team offsite
 * Academic collaboration opportunities
 * Unlimited PTO


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- [Developing the Backend with Stefan Lingler, CTO at Shpock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100360-developing-the-backend-with-stefan-lingler-cto-at-shpock)
- [Python-Based Data Streaming Pipelines Within Minutes](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1233-python-based-data-streaming-pipelines-within-minutes)
- [Designing Reliable Distributed Systems: Failures, Retries & Idempotency](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1963-designing-reliable-distributed-systems-failures-retries-idempotency)
- [Shipping Faster with Less: Render on Cloud Hosting, AI Workloads, and the Future of DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1894-shipping-faster-with-less-render-on-cloud-hosting-ai-workloads-and-the-future-of-devops)
- [Event-Driven Architecture: Breaking Conversational Barriers with Distributed AI Agents](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1465-event-driven-architecture-breaking-conversational-barriers-with-distributed-ai-agents)
- [What is a Message Queue and when and why would I use it?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/395-what-is-a-message-queue-and-when-and-why-would-i-use-it)

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