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# Backend Engineer - Performance and Scale

- **Company:** Homekey Inc.
- **Location:** Palo Alto, CA, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Databases, Distributed Systems, MongoDB, Performance Tuning, Redis, Systems Architecture, ReactJS, Flask (Web Framework), Backend, Data Layers, Information Technology
- **Published:** June 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=a4497233ca2410da

## About the Role

Do you have experience in System performance optimization?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, * You have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.

 * You have battle scars from scaling: You have experienced architectural bottlenecks firsthand as a company grows, and you have successfully engineered the solutions to overcome them.
 * You have strong opinions about system design, database architecture, and performance tradeoffs, and can defend them.
 * You are an expert in the data layer: You have deep experience building distributed systems and optimizing databases for high-frequency operations.
 * You are located within a commutable distance to Palo Alto, CA.

## Description

We're looking for a backend engineer with deep expertise in system architecture and a proven track record of solving complex scaling bottlenecks.

 * Architect for scale: You will optimize latency, throughput, and inefficiencies across our data layer and backend services.
 * Build the foundation: You will architect and implement the robust infrastructure required to power high-stakes transactions and multi-agent workflows.
 * Drive technical architecture: You will influence the product roadmap and help define our technical vision as we scale.
 * Ship career-defining work: You will build foundational systems from scratch, leaving your fingerprints on a product that fundamentally changes a massive industry.

Components of our tech stack

LangChain, MCP, A2A Protocol, Flask, Redis, MongoDB, React, AWS


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