Staff Software Engineer

About the role

This role is backend-leaning and involves designing and building scalable backend services and APIs that power Noetica's document analysis platform. You will also contribute to frontend features as needed.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable backend services and APIs
• Write maintainable, high-performance server-side code and data processing pipelines
• Define clear, efficient API contracts and contribute to service architecture decisions
• Design and craft compositional API primitives to expedite the productionization of document insights
• Build and maintain integrations with third-party services and internal ML systems
• Contribute to frontend features and components as needed to deliver features end to end
• Take ownership in engineering excellence and collaborate on code practices and design patterns
• Take ownership in developer experience by improving/automating CI/CD and other day-to-day production operations

Requirements

Must have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience) and 7-10 years of professional full-stack development experience with a strong focus on backend systems. Proficiency in backend technologies (Node.js, Python, or Go) and API design is required. Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, database design, and data modeling is essential. Familiarity with containerization and orchestration platforms (Docker, Kubernetes) and hyperscalers (AWS, GCP, etc.) is preferred. Proficiency in TypeScript and React for frontend work is beneficial. Experience with microservices architecture and message queues is a plus.

Qualifications

• Foundation in distributed systems, event-driven architectures, and web fundamentals
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Self-starting problem-solving approach biased towards action and scope minimization

Skills

• Experience with microservices architecture and message queues
• Experience building data processing pipelines or working with large-scale data systems
• Familiarity with object-oriented design and functional programming principles
• Experience optimizing backend performance for data-intensive applications
• Interest in language and economics
• Thrives in a high-leverage, fast-paced environment
• Familiar with technologies like monorepo, jujutsu, mise, pprof, etc.

Benefits

• Hybrid Work Model
• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance
• Career Development and Growth
• Industry Competitive Benefits
• Culture
• Social Impact
• Making a Real-World Impact