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# Senior Backend Engineer

- **Company:** Trust In Soda
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $200,000 - $350,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Distributed Systems, Django Web Framework, Python (Programming Language), Google Cloud, Chatbots, Backend, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Docker
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25304_7149045a37a479efe0ddcca32671fe30

## About the Role

* 5+ years of professional backend engineering experience.
 * Strong expertise in Python (Django a plus).
 * Proficiency with AWS or Google Cloud.
 * Familiarity with Kubernetes and Docker for scaling distributed systems.
 * Experience in high-growth start-ups or entrepreneurial environments (former founders highly valued).
 * Degree in Computer Science or related field from a top-tier program.
 * A gritty, hands-on engineer who thrives in high-ownership environments and takes pride in shipping production-grade work.

Bonus Points

 * Exposure to ML-powered products or conversational AI systems.
 * Background in technical leadership or mentoring within a small, elite team.

## Description

* Ship and Own Products: Rapidly contribute to backend systems, eventually owning entire product lines.
 * Design Scalable Solutions: Build fast, reliable, and secure infrastructure capable of supporting massive enterprise scale.
 * Collaborate with Founders & Teams: Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to translate ambitious product visions into clear technical roadmaps.
 * Drive Technical Leadership: Set architectural direction, shape engineering best practices, and mentor others as the team grows.
 * Deliver with Impact: Take projects from concept through to production deployment with high ownership and accountability., This is a rare chance to step in at a critical inflection point: the company has secured major enterprise contracts, proven product-market fit, and raised the capital to scale aggressively. You'll join a world-class founding team in one of the hottest spaces in tech, with the opportunity to shape the technical direction of a product that enterprises rely on every single day. Expect the momentum of hypergrowth, the ownership of working closely with founders on mission-critical systems, and the growth that comes from solving some of the hardest problems in AI at scale.