# Full-Stack Software Engineer (Backend-Leaning)

**Company:** [Collate](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/collate)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Skills:** Go, TypeScript, React, Python, AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Argo Cd, Postgres, Kafka
**Posted:** 2025-01-07

> Build backend-heavy full-stack systems, APIs, data pipelines, and end-to-end features using Go, TypeScript/React, and AWS/Kubernetes. Collaborate with product/design/AI teams, own production systems including on-call, with emphasis on scalability and user experience.

## Job Description

## What You’ll Do
- Design and scale backend services, APIs, and data pipelines that power Collate’s products.
- Deliver end-to-end, production-ready features in partnership with product, design, and AI engineering.
- Balance iteration speed with technical rigor to ensure systems scale reliably.
- Create internal tools and workflows that accelerate engineering productivity.
- Share responsibility for production systems, including participating in on-call rotation.

## What We’re Looking For
- Have experience building across the stack, with deeper strength in backend systems.
- Enjoy taking features from idea → backend architecture → polished UI.
- Care deeply about both technical robustness and the end user experience.
- Are motivated by ambiguity, eager to pick up missing knowledge, and excited to solve novel problems.
- Value speed, pragmatism, and scrappiness but know when to design for robustness.
- Have been an early-stage engineer or startup founder—or aspire to work at that level of ownership.

## Modern Tech Stack
Collate uses a modern tech stack, targeting a highly reliable and available platform. We use **Go** for scalable backend services, **TypeScript & React** for frontend development, and **Python** for AI & ML services. Our infrastructure is hosted on **AWS** with **Kubernetes** for orchestration and **Terraform + Argo CD** for configuration management. Key systems include **S3**, **PostgreSQL**, **Kafka**, **OpenSearch**, **LLMs**, and other AI models.

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