Staff Backend Engineer
180k – 240kSeattle, WAOnsite6+ YOE
Summary
Staff Backend Engineer to architect and scale voice AI systems for 911 centers, optimizing realtime pipelines and integrating with customer systems. Requires 6+ years of experience and strong engineering fundamentals.
About the role
Responsibilities
- Architect core pieces of the voice AI and automation platform for reliability and scalability
- Drive engineering excellence through code review, maintenance processes, and defining technical standards
- Solve hard technical problems across domains including building guardrails, optimizing audio pipeline latency, and evaluating AI performance
Requirements
- 6+ years of software engineering experience
- Strong engineering fundamentals with willingness to learn new skills
- Thrive on autonomy and seek out new challenges
Benefits
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision & Life insurance
- 401(k)
- Unlimited PTO
- Company-wide offsites
- Equipment stipend
- Relocation assistance
- Daily delivered lunches
- Start-up Equity
Skills
PythonJavaGoSQLAWSDockerKubernetesPostgreSQLRedisREST APIs
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