# Software Engineer - Backend

**Company:** [HappyRobot](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/happyrobot)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $180k – $220k/yr
**Experience:** 2+ years
**Skills:** Go, System Design, APIs, Data Modeling, Backend Services, Real-Time Infrastructure, Observability, Scalable Systems, Service Reliability, Production Services
**Posted:** 2025-12-20

> Backend-focused Software Engineer building and operating scalable services, real-time infrastructure for AI workflows using Go. Requires 2+ years experience in backend engineering and system design.

## Job Description

## What You’ll Do
- Design, build, and operate backend services that support our core product
- Improve system reliability, performance, and observability
- Work on real-time infrastructure that powers voice-based AI workflows
- Collaborate closely with frontend engineers, product, and founders
- Ship to production frequently and iterate based on customer needs and system behavior

## What We’re Looking For
- 2+ years of professional experience
- Strong backend engineering experience, with a focus on building scalable systems
- Experience with **Go** or a strong willingness to work in Go in production
- Solid understanding of system design, APIs, data modeling, and service reliability
- Product-oriented mindset and comfort making tradeoffs in a fast-moving environment
- Experience operating and maintaining production services

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