Software Engineer

About the role

We’re looking for a Software Engineer to join our engineering team at Yuma. You’ll help design and scale the core systems that underpin our decentralized AI infrastructure and related products — from high-performance data pipelines to API services.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs.
• Write clean, well-tested, and maintainable code.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams — including data, product, and infrastructure — to deliver high-quality features and systems.
• Ensure software reliability through automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and observability best practices.
• Deploy and manage services in cloud environments
• Optimize system performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Participate in code reviews, contribute to technical discussions, and help evolve our engineering culture and practices.
• Support deployment, monitoring, and troubleshooting of live systems

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 3–8 years of professional experience as a backend engineer.
• Strong proficiency in at least one modern programming language (Python, Java, JavaScript, Rust or Go)
• Solid understanding of APIs, databases, and backend architecture.
• Experience deploying, monitoring, and scaling applications in cloud environments (GCP, AWS, or Azure).
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools and automated testing frameworks.
• Understanding of containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Working knowledge of relational and/or NoSQL databases.
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with blockchain or decentralized technologies, Polkadot, Parity, Substrate preferred)
• Experience with AI/ML integrations or data-intensive systems
• Exposure to containerization/orchestration tools such as Docker or Kubernetes
• Prior experience in a startup or early-stage company