> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/2105900-software-engineer-backend-product](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/2105900-software-engineer-backend-product). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineer, Backend (Product) - **Company:** Clay Labs Inc. - **Location:** New York, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Elasticsearch, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Node.Js, Query Optimization, Redis, SQL Databases, TypeScript, Datadog, Circleci, ReactJS, Amazon ElastiCache, Large Language Models, Grafana, Backend, Deployment Automation, Playwright, AWS Fargate, Cloudwatch, Terraform, Data Pipelines, Serverless Computing - **Published:** August 18, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/7778f03a-2a6f-4413-983f-b6e5a91f3caa ## About the Role * A proven track record of execution. 4+ years of hands-on engineering experience building products people actually use. * You want to be a product manager as well as an engineer. Our product engineers drive and own their surfaces end to end. If you'd rather be handed a fully-specced ticket, this isn't the role. * Strong backend fundamentals. API and schema design, SQL (preferably Postgres), query optimization, and the instinct to know when something will fall over before it does. * A bias toward impact and toward shipping. You're results-oriented, you sequence toward the version that teaches you the most, and you'd rather learn from production than from a doc. * You're an empathetic communicator. You express nuanced ideas clearly at different levels of abstraction for different audiences. In disagreements, you prioritize curiosity over confrontation, making sure everyone feels heard and understood. * You care about craft. You translate a solution into bug-free, easily understandable code and raise the engineering bar for those around you. * Having a diversity of perspectives is important to you. You believe that having people with different backgrounds and perspectives creates a better team and a more holistic product. Nice To Haves * Experience working with systems and data at scale - large-scale high-performance data pipelines, event ingestion systems, or larger production systems generally. * Depth in any of: Redis, Postgres, ElasticSearch, or OpenSearch. * Advanced proficiency optimizing serverless workloads on AWS. * Experience building with LLMs or agents as a product surface, not just a tool. * Experience with our current tech stack: * React, Typescript, Python, Node.js * AWS services: Aurora (Postgres), Elasticache (Redis), Elastic Container Registry (ECR), ECS (Fargate), Lambda, OpenSearch * IaC: Terraform * Deployment tools: CircleCI, Netlify, Playwright * Observability tools: Cloudwatch, Datadog, Mezmo ## Related Videos - [Reducing LLM Calls with Vector Search Patterns - Raphael De Lio (Redis)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1714-reducing-llm-calls-with-vector-search-patterns-raphael-de-lio-redis) - [Developing the Backend with Stefan Lingler, CTO at Shpock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100360-developing-the-backend-with-stefan-lingler-cto-at-shpock) - [Stop using Node.js like in 2020! What changed and what you can do today with Node.js](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100011-stop-using-node-js-like-in-2020-what-changed-and-what-you-can-do-today-with-node-js) - [Build and Deploy a Fullstack App with Open Source Tooling](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/775-build-and-deploy-a-fullstack-app-with-open-source-tooling) - [Meet Your New BFF: Backend to Frontend without the Duct Tape](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/682-meet-your-new-bff-backend-to-frontend-without-the-duct-tape) - [Accelerating Authentication Architecture: Taking Passwordless to the Next Level](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/733-accelerating-authentication-architecture-taking-passwordless-to-the-next-level) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 139 - Soft and hard queries](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/487-dev-digest-139-soft-and-hard-queries) - [Software Engineer Salary London](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/252-software-engineer-salary-london)