# Software Engineer, Backend

**Company:** [Atomicsemi](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/atomicsemi)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA, Austin, TX
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $125k – $195k/yr
**Skills:** Go, Rust, gRPC, Postgres, Concurrency, Networking, Databases, Embedded Systems, Distributed Systems
**Posted:** 2026-03-24

> Builds high-performance backend APIs in Go/Rust/gRPC to power fab software, integrating web apps with manufacturing hardware for real-time control and monitoring. Requires deep systems expertise in concurrency, networking, databases, and leading complex production systems.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead the architecture and development of high-performance backend APIs (**Go**, **Rust**, **gRPC**) that power our central fab product.
- Break down complex manufacturing challenges into actionable data models (recipes, runs, tools, wafers, jobs) and technical plans for yourself and the broader team.
- Integrate web applications with underlying hardware and embedded systems, ensuring seamless, real-time operations.
- Ensure the reliability, observability, and performance of mission-critical manufacturing systems, holding yourself and the team accountable to clear timelines.
- Drive the long-term system architecture, challenging existing assumptions to support our evolving fab processes and yield optimization goals.

## Required Experience
- Demonstrated command of best practices in backend systems engineering, specifically with **Go**, **Rust**, or **gRPC**.
- Experience leading and delivering highly complex, business-critical production systems from end to end.
- Deep understanding of systems fundamentals: concurrency, networking, and databases.
- Proven ability to own systems under real-world constraints, including failure recovery, troubleshooting, and on-call support.
- A track record of earning trust, providing clarity to your team, and leading by example through consistent follow-through.

## Nice-to-haves
- Experience working with hardware or embedded systems.
- Deep database knowledge (**Postgres** internals, migrations, performance tuning).
- Interest in networking, security, or distributed systems.
- Experience running a homelab or building infrastructure for fun.

## Compensation
**Annual salary range: $125,000 – $195,000.** Compensation determined based on qualifications and experience. Includes generous equity, medical/dental/vision insurance, PTO, 401(k), and other benefits.

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