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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Backend Engineer - **Company:** AXION - **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Code Review, Data Architecture, Data Integration, Relational Databases, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Software Engineering, Backend, Containerization, Kubernetes - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/senior-staff-software-engineer-data-platform-axion-9789319 ## About the Role * Minimum 5+ years of backend software engineering experience, with deep, recent, hands-on fluency in Python. * Strong cloud architecture experience-designing, deploying, and operating distributed services in production, with Kubernetes and containerized workloads. * Demonstrated depth with Postgres and relational data modeling, including performance, migrations, and schema design under real production load. * A track record of solving genuine data integration problems: heterogeneous sources, messy real-world inputs, and turning all of it into something reliable that downstream systems can depend on. * A pragmatic, tools-not-platforms approach to the data ecosystem-you pick the right technology for the problem rather than building an identity around a single proprietary stack. * A track record of technical mentorship; you make the engineers around you better without needing formal authority. * A firm believer in a "Data First" philosophy who can make sound decisions in ambiguous, fast-moving situations. * A strong executor in fast-paced environments who can balance shipping MVPs with a commitment to production-grade systems. Who You Are: You're a builder and operator who thrives in fast-moving, high-accountability environments. You take pride in getting things done - thoughtfully, efficiently, and without drama. You're energized by ambiguity, skilled at bringing clarity, and comfortable flexing between strategy and execution. You value feedback - giving it, receiving it, and acting on it - and you see collaboration as a competitive advantage, not a burden. You're low-ego but high-agency: you care about winning as a team more than being right individually. You move quickly, communicate directly, and make decisions grounded in impact and data. You don't need constant direction - you create momentum. You take ownership for outcomes, and you expect the same from those around you. ## Description We're looking for an experienced Backend Engineer to build and scale the production data ingestion systems that brings customer data into the Axion platform. This is a senior individual contributor role with direct architectural ownership and product impact. The ideal candidate has strong experience working in early-stage companies, building and scaling complex, data-intensive backend systems. In this role, you would work with customer, service, field, telematics, warranty, and aftermarket data from dozens of enterprise systems, often in incompatible formats and with little structure or connection between sources. Getting data onboarding right is essential because everything downstream depends on the integrity of that data. You'll work closely with both Engineering and Product leadership to define and improve how manufacturer data is ingested, mapped, validated, and prepared for use across the platform., * Own technical architecture for our data ingestion system, including ingestion pipelines, schema mapping, validation, transformation, and the orchestration that carries customer data from the source to production-ready dataset. * Build and harden the backend services and cloud infrastructure (Python, Postgres, and Kubernetes) that make onboarding a new manufacturer fast, repeatable, and observable, rather than a bespoke engineering project every time. * Solve integration challenges at the source: enterprise warranty, telematics, ERP, and service systems with inconsistent schemas, unreliable delivery, and no shared vocabulary between them. * Establish rigorous data quality and reliability standards (validation, lineage, monitoring, and alerting) so that pipeline degradation is caught by us before it's noticed by a customer. * Partner across Engineering, Product, and customer-facing teams to shape the technical vision and roadmap for data onboarding workflows. * Raise engineering standards through code review, design docs, and the technical direction others build on. * Mentor engineers on data architecture and system design, unblocking hard problems and sharing context generously. ## Related Videos - [Developing the Backend with Stefan Lingler, CTO at Shpock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100360-developing-the-backend-with-stefan-lingler-cto-at-shpock) - [Optimizing Discovery: PostgreSQL's Role in Transforming GetYourGuide's Search](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1647-optimizing-discovery-postgresql-s-role-in-transforming-getyourguide-s-search) - [Understanding Kubernetes in a visual way](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100085-understanding-kubernetes-in-a-visual-way) - [AX is the only Experience that Matters](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1404-ax-is-the-only-experience-that-matters) - [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) - [Nest.js - TypeScript in the backend can also be clean](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1033-nest-js-typescript-in-the-backend-can-also-be-clean) ## 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) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [The Best X (Twitter) Accounts for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/294-the-best-x-twitter-accounts-for-developers)