Staff Backend Engineer: Financial Data

Join rogo as a Staff Backend Engineer specialized in Financial Data, where you will play a crucial role in developing robust backend systems that handle critical financial data processes. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to create scalable solutions that meet the evolving needs of our clients.

About BettermentBetterment is a premier technology-oriented financial services firm dedicated to enabling individuals and investment advisors to realize their investment and retirement goals. Our commitment is to empower people to build wealth confidently and effortlessly. Based in New York City, we embrace a hybrid work model, requiring in-office attendance four days a week. About the RoleThe Broker Dealer serves as the foundational backbone of the Betterment platform. On any given day, we reliably transfer millions of dollars, ensuring that every transaction is meticulously vetted through a comprehensive series of risk assessments to maintain strict regulatory compliance. The efficiency and intelligence invested in this system directly enhance the value we provide to our customers. We are seeking talented engineers who can tackle complex backend scaling, software design, and optimization challenges. In the capacity of Staff Engineer within our Broker Dealer team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping our technical strategy, enhancing system reliability, ensuring timely project delivery, mentoring a team of exceptional engineers, and facilitating the scaling of our systems as we embark on our next growth phase.This position is based out of our NYC office, with a mandate of in-office attendance from Monday to Thursday. Below, we have outlined the base salary range for this role. Actual salaries may vary based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. The listed range is just one aspect of Betterment's comprehensive compensation package for employees.New York City: $210,000 - $245,000We offer a competitive equity package, health, dental, and vision insurance, life and AD&D insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage, employee assistance programs, commuter and parking benefits, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, and a 401(k) plan with employer matching, alongside a flexible paid time off policy. This position may also qualify for variable compensation in the form of a company incentive bonus.A Day in the LifeDrive the technical vision and long-term strategy of the team.Develop cutting-edge trading and money-movement technologies that empower clients to maximize their financial resources, enhancing their quality of life.Tackle challenging problems head-on. Your innovative ideas will be immediately put into action, as we believe in experimentation and iterative improvement.

Are you frustrated with the inefficiencies and complexities of traditional finance? So are we! At Superstate, we are pioneering innovative investment products that leverage the rapid, programmable, and regulatory advantages of blockchain tokenization.As a Staff Backend Engineer at Superstate, you will be instrumental in shaping the landscape of tokenized assets. Your expertise will contribute to the development of blockchain-integrated systems that empower investors to self-custody their financial assets. You will design robust systems, APIs, and infrastructure aimed at enhancing the efficiency of financial operations.

About AlphaSense: AlphaSense is the trusted partner for some of the world's most sophisticated companies, providing them with the tools to eliminate uncertainty in decision-making. Our platform leverages cutting-edge AI and market intelligence to deliver valuable insights from a wealth of public and private content, including equity research, company filings, event transcripts, expert calls, news, trade journals, and proprietary research from our clients.The recent acquisition of Tegus by AlphaSense in 2024 propels our common goal to empower professionals in making informed decisions powered by AI-driven market intelligence. This merger will enhance our growth, innovation, and content expansion efforts, providing users with access to even richer insights from a plethora of content sets. With more than 6,000 enterprise customers, including a significant portion of the S&P 500, AlphaSense is a leader in the industry. Established in 2011 and headquartered in New York City, we boast a diverse workforce of over 2,000 employees across multiple countries, including the U.S., U.K., Finland, India, Singapore, Canada, and Ireland. Join us on this exciting journey!About the Team:Our Product & Engineering team thrives on diversity, fostering an environment that values innovation, teamwork, and the continuous enhancement of our platform. We provide a dynamic and stimulating work environment where our employees can develop their skills while working on pioneering technologies that are shaping the future of AI and search.At AlphaSense, we believe that a variety of experiences and perspectives are essential to our success. We are dedicated to cultivating an inclusive workplace where every employee feels valued and empowered to be their true selves.About the Role: We are on the lookout for a Lead Staff Software Engineer who will take charge of the design, evolution, and reliability of our global financial data extraction and normalization platform. This pivotal system processes filings in various formats (HTML, PDF, APIs, spreadsheets), extracting and standardizing financial data through a blend of AI and deterministic systems, while delivering reliable, traceable outputs at scale to our financial services teams and customers.This role will oversee the self-sourcing and extraction foundation utilized by multiple teams across the organization. While human validation is currently employed as a safeguard, your mission will be to systematically minimize human reliance by enhancing system accuracy, confidence, and trust, all without compromising speed or scalability.

About madecardAt madecard, our mission is to empower homeowners by saving them time, money, and stress. Central to this mission is the Made Card, a credit card crafted specifically for homeowners that offers unmatched rewards on mortgage payments, home improvements, utilities, and essential purchases. Each transaction fuels a personalized home management platform, allowing users to oversee home systems and appliances, anticipate maintenance needs, and access support—from AI-driven insights to in-person services—precisely when they need it.We collaborate with leading national partners in the residential homeownership sector, including mortgage lenders and home service providers, which enables us to reach millions of households nationwide and deliver substantial benefits to homeowners.Supported by prestigious investors such as Village Global, Jump Capital, Recharge Capital, and Soma Capital, our leadership team boasts extensive expertise in fintech, mortgage, and credit card industries, having held roles at Ramp, Bain Capital, JP Morgan Chase, American Express, and Morgan Stanley. We are dedicated to building a financial and engagement platform for the next generation of homeowners—one that prioritizes the homeowner and redefines what it means to truly feel at home.

About the Role Sigma Computing builds a high-performance platform designed for modern data architecture. As the team grows in New York City, the company is looking for engineers who enjoy solving complex problems and want to help make data accessible to everyone. The engineering group values collaboration and a focus on delivering solutions that matter across the technology stack. What You Will Do Take on challenging problems to create interactive experiences for data exploration and analysis within data warehouses. Work with technologies including Rust, Go, GraphQL, Node, and Kubernetes. Build backend distributed services, develop algorithms, and design APIs that power Sigma Computing's cloud applications. Investigate and resolve product or system issues by diagnosing root causes and debugging as needed. Design and implement new features to support a rapidly expanding user base. Participate in design and code reviews with peers and stakeholders to maintain high engineering standards and best practices.

Role Overview tetrix is hiring a Staff Backend Engineer in New York City. This role focuses on building and maintaining scalable backend systems with Python. The position works closely with colleagues across different teams to deliver software that serves a wide range of clients. What You Will Do Design, implement, and support backend services using Python Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders to deliver reliable solutions Contribute technical expertise to improve and evolve backend architecture

About ForaFora is the modern travel agency, empowering passionate travel enthusiasts to establish successful advisory businesses. We are revolutionizing the $100B+ travel agency sector by merging advanced technology, data, and community resources. Our business-in-a-box platform equips travel entrepreneurs with essential tools, personalized training, and a dynamic community alongside exclusive industry alliances. Our mission is clear: to support the upcoming generation of travel entrepreneurs in transforming their passion for travel into a rewarding career, whether it's full-time or part-time. We believe that individuals ranging from seasoned professionals to first-time advisors can create something both profitable and personal.Founded in 2021 by experienced entrepreneurs, Fora has seen steady growth, now boasting a team of 200+ full-time employees located in the heart of New York City. In 2025, we celebrated our $60 million Series B and C funding rounds led by Thrive Capital and Insight Partners, with contributions from previous investors including Forerunner and Heartcore Capital. We've earned accolades as a LinkedIn Top Startup 2024, Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies 2025 and 2023, and Built In 2025 Best Places to Work.We are developing the first truly integrated platform to cater to all travel requirements—harnessing the best of human expertise and technology to change how people plan and book their travel.About The RoleWe are in search of a highly skilled Senior/Staff Backend Engineer to join our team as we continue to enhance Fora's products and infrastructure. The ideal candidate will resonate with our mission and brand, be enthusiastic about our innovations, and have a strong passion for delivering high-quality software. This role will involve working on various aspects of our advisor portal, public website, content and supplier systems, internal administrative tools, and external integration projects.This position reports directly to the VP of Engineering.

About FLORAAt FLORA, we empower the new creative class by developing innovative tools that transform the way professionals engage with AI. Our intelligent canvas supports a diverse range of creative industries, serving clients such as Pentagram, Lionsgate, and Nike. With a dedicated team of around 20 and an impressive $52 million in funding from industry leaders like Redpoint Ventures and Menlo Ventures, we are on a mission to redefine creativity.About the RoleWe are seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to lead the development of FLORA's core platform. As the technical authority, you will be responsible for our backend architecture, including the database layer and generation infrastructure, ensuring a seamless real-time experience for our users as we scale.This is a pivotal role in our growth journey. We need a passionate backend architect who will take ownership and guide our systems to accommodate a tenfold increase in demand. You will have significant influence over our technical direction and play a crucial role in shaping our backend team’s future.Your ResponsibilitiesDesign and implement a generation orchestration layer capable of handling increasing user demand and operational volume.Enhance observability across our infrastructure to reduce failure rates and proactively address issues.Optimize our database architecture through effective schema design, indexing strategies, and migration plans.Make strategic decisions regarding vendors and architecture to enable new feature development.Collaborate closely with the CTO, Product Engineering, and Intelligence Engineering teams to ensure a robust and efficient foundation for our client features.Qualifications7+ years of experience in building scalable backend systems.5+ years of expertise in TypeScript, with a strong emphasis on type safety and error management.Demonstrated ability to design and maintain reliable systems.Familiarity with advanced queue-based architectures, including job scheduling and fault tolerance.Strong instincts for observability, with experience in system instrumentation and dashboard creation.A proven track record of leading technical initiatives, guiding teams towards innovative solutions.

Join Our Team as a Staff Backend EngineerLocation: London or New York CityWork Arrangement: Onsite | Full-timeCompensation: CompetitiveAt mlabs, we are a leading technology development firm specializing in the infrastructure that powers the world’s largest digital asset launchpads. With around $1 billion in daily transaction volume, our platform operates at the forefront of the crypto industry, demanding systems engineered for ultra-low latency and exceptional throughput under high concurrency.We are on the lookout for a Staff Backend Engineer to tackle our most challenging technical problems. This role is critical and impactful, set in a dynamic, in-person environment. Our team comprises high-agency builders who prioritize speed, immediate results, and exceptional engineering judgment. This position is tailored for an engineer who excels under pressure and revels in solving complex, cross-disciplinary challenges.Key Responsibilities:System Ownership: Take responsibility for resolving intricate backend issues, improving performance bottlenecks, scaling limits, and ensuring system reliability under intense load.Architectural Leadership: Define the technical strategy for backend systems through thoughtful architectural choices that reconcile swift delivery with long-term viability.Distributed Systems Design: Create, implement, and manage high-impact distributed services that serve a vast global audience daily.Problem Resolution: Anticipate systemic challenges and lead efforts to resolve them, navigating ambiguity and cross-functional complexities.Engineering Excellence: Elevate the backend engineering team's standards through thorough design and code reviews, mentorship, and exemplifying superior engineering judgment.Interview Process:Our selection process is designed to ensure a strong fit for both technical skills and cultural alignment:Recruiter / HR Call: Initial screening and background assessment.Technical Interview I: In-depth evaluation of backend expertise and problem-solving capabilities.Technical Interview II: Advanced exploration of distributed systems and architectural knowledge.Final Interview: Comprehensive discussion focusing on strategic insights and role expectations.

About ForaFora is a revolutionary travel agency that is transforming the $100B+ travel industry by providing passionate individuals with the tools to establish successful advisory businesses. Our innovative platform merges cutting-edge technology, comprehensive data, and a supportive community, enabling countless entrepreneurs to thrive on our platform. This all-in-one solution offers travel advisors everything they need to launch and scale their businesses, from state-of-the-art tools and personalized training to a vibrant community and exclusive industry partnerships. Our mission is clear: to empower the next generation of travel entrepreneurs to turn their passion for travel into a rewarding career, whether full-time or part-time. We believe that anyone, from experienced professionals to first-time advisors, can create something both profitable and meaningful.Founded in 2021 by expert entrepreneurs, Fora has steadily grown to include a talented team of over 200 full-time employees located in the heart of New York City. In 2025, we proudly announced our $60 million Series B and C funding rounds, led by Thrive Capital and Insight Partners, with contributions from previous investors such as Forerunner and Heartcore Capital. Our achievements have been recognized as we were named a LinkedIn Top Startup for 2024, Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies for 2023 and 2025, and Built In’s Best Places to Work for 2025.We are on a mission to create the first truly unified platform for all travel needs, harnessing the best of human expertise and technology to redefine how people plan and book their travel.About The RoleWe are in search of an experienced Senior/Staff Backend Engineer to join our Finance Pod, responsible for building and maintaining the intricate systems that facilitate advisor payments at Fora. This pod manages the comprehensive advisor payment system and user experience, encompassing booking data ingestion, commission collection, and payouts, and is rapidly expanding into innovative fintech and payment products.In this position, you will design and implement scalable systems that ensure payouts are swift, precise, and transparent, collaborating closely with Product and Operations teams to bring financial data to life within the Advisor Portal and our internal tools. You will play a key role in developing and enhancing services that manage booking ingestion, payout logic, reconciliation, and integrations with payment processors like Stripe. Projects may include creating intelligent visualizations for the Payments page and more.

About AnthropicAt Anthropic, our mission is to design AI systems that are reliable, interpretable, and steerable. We aim to ensure that AI technology is safe and advantageous for both our users and society as a whole. Our rapidly expanding team consists of dedicated researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders collaborating to create beneficial AI systems.About the Role:We are in search of seasoned, product-oriented Software Engineers to take ownership of the backend systems that enhance user experiences across our API, Claude Code, and Claude.ai. In this role, you will independently define complex, multi-month projects within ambiguous problem domains and guide your peers in making technical and product-related decisions. You will align with product management, engineering teams, and research to identify capability gaps and translate cutting-edge model advancements into deployable products. Your architectural decisions will significantly impact the reliability and scalability of systems serving hundreds of thousands of global users, including internal teams, while you remain actively engaged with the code and our models.We are currently hiring for multiple teams. Team assignments will be made post-interview, considering your preferences and experience alongside organizational requirements. This flexible approach allows us to pair talented engineers with backend product initiatives where they can make the most significant impact and experience the most growth:API Core: You will develop and enhance the foundation of the Claude API—systems that deliver Claude's intelligence to developers ranging from startups to large enterprises. You will manage the performance, reliability, and efficiency of our core serving path, ensuring users derive maximum speed and value from our models. Collaboration with inference and safeguards will be key to optimizing the entire stack.API Capabilities: You will empower developers by integrating frontier model capabilities into the Claude API, overseeing core features such as vision, tool usage, and computer interaction. Your responsibilities will include launching new models and delivering the building blocks that enhance Claude's capabilities with each release, working directly with research and inference to productionize future advancements.API Knowledge: Your focus will be on transforming Claude into a true knowledge worker by ensuring the model has timely access to the right information. You will facilitate secure data access for developers, enabling Claude to automatically process and retrieve relevant data as needed.

Our MissionAt Reflection AI, our mission is to create open superintelligence and ensure its accessibility for everyone.We are crafting open weight models for individuals, organizations, and even nations. Our talented team comprises AI researchers and entrepreneurs hailing from renowned institutions such as DeepMind, OpenAI, Google Brain, Meta, Character.AI, Anthropic, and more.FoundationsVision:Establish and maintain a comprehensive company-wide foundations platform that empowers every team by delivering dependable, scalable developer infrastructure, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) capabilities, and high-throughput data ingestion tools, enabling Reflection to accelerate as we grow.What This Team DoesWe are responsible for developing and managing the essential data systems and pipelines that fuel our research, training, and production environments. This platform facilitates rapid experimentation, reliable model development, and scalable production workflows by integrating ingestion, processing, and orchestration throughout the data lifecycle.Design ingestion and orchestration patterns for both batch and streaming data workloads.Construct scalable compute and storage foundations (formats, engines, runtimes) that support extensive data processing.Guarantee reproducible pipelines through versioning, backfills, and isolated execution environments.Deliver trusted data quality, lineage, and governance signals to empower teams in making informed production decisions.Sustain predictable cost and performance through established guardrails, budgets, and ongoing system optimization.Facilitate a unified data layer that supports research, training, and production across the model development lifecycle.About the RoleYou will play a pivotal role in constructing the core data systems and pipelines that drive our research, training, and production environments. Your responsibilities will include designing and implementing reliable, scalable ingestion and orchestration patterns for batch and streaming workloads, developing storage and compute foundations that enable reproducible experimentation and rapid iteration, and establishing data quality and governance standards that teams can rely on for production decisions. You will also provide the foundational data layer that unifies ingestion, processing, and workflow management throughout model development.

About AlphaSense: AlphaSense is the go-to platform for the world’s leading companies seeking to eliminate uncertainty in decision-making. Leveraging advanced AI, our market intelligence and search capabilities provide crucial insights from reliable content. Our extensive database encompasses public and private materials such as equity research, company filings, event transcripts, expert calls, news articles, trade journals, and proprietary client research.The recent acquisition of Tegus by AlphaSense in 2024 enhances our shared mission to empower professionals through AI-driven market intelligence. Together, we aim to foster growth, innovation, and the expansion of diverse content offerings, equipping users to discover in-depth insights from a multitude of data sets. Trusted by over 6,000 enterprise clients, including a significant portion of the S&P 500, AlphaSense has been a pioneer since its inception in 2011, headquartered in New York City with a workforce of more than 2,000 across various global offices in the U.S., U.K., Finland, India, Singapore, Canada, and Ireland. Join our team today!About the Team:Our vibrant Product & Engineering team thrives on innovation, collaboration, and constantly enhancing our platform. We foster a dynamic work environment that encourages personal and professional growth while developing cutting-edge technology that defines the future of AI and search.At AlphaSense, we value diversity in experiences and perspectives, which we believe are essential to our success. We are dedicated to cultivating an inclusive workplace where every employee feels appreciated and empowered to express their true selves.About the Role: As a part of AlphaSense, the GenSearch system is a production-level, customer-facing generative AI solution that provides reliable answers across various domains. Our team is responsible for the financial data agent within GenSearch—integrating AI reasoning with structured financial datasets—and for the financial data web experiences that facilitate fundamentals, M&A, screening, and other key functionalities.We are seeking a proactive Principal Engineer to assist us in:Reducing latency in AI-powered financial responsesSimplifying complex and outdated architectureEnhancing cross-dataset querying and screeningDelivering new datasets and product capabilities without escalating systemic complexity

About AlphaSense: AlphaSense empowers the world's leading companies to eliminate uncertainty in decision-making. Our platform offers unparalleled market intelligence and search capabilities, powered by advanced AI technology, delivering trusted insights from a vast array of reliable sources. Our extensive content universe includes equity research, company filings, event transcripts, expert calls, news articles, trade journals, and proprietary client research. The recent acquisition of Tegus by AlphaSense in 2024 enhances our collective mission to enable professionals to make informed decisions through AI-driven insights. Together, we are accelerating growth, innovation, and content development, providing users with the tools to extract deeper insights from thousands of data sets. With over 6,000 enterprise clients, including a significant number of S&P 500 companies, AlphaSense is a leader in the industry. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in New York City, we have a diverse workforce of over 2,000 employees globally, with offices in the U.S., U.K., Finland, India, Singapore, Canada, and Ireland. We invite you to join our journey!About the Team:Our Product & Engineering team thrives on innovation, collaboration, and continuous enhancement of our platform. We foster a vibrant work culture where our team members can develop professionally while engaging with cutting-edge technology that defines the future of AI and search.At AlphaSense, we understand that diverse backgrounds and viewpoints are essential for our success. We are dedicated to cultivating an inclusive environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to express their authentic selves.About the Role: We are on the lookout for a Staff Software Engineer who will spearhead the design, evolution, and reliability of our global financial data extraction and normalization system. This platform processes filings in various formats (HTML, PDF, APIs, spreadsheets), extracting and standardizing financial data through a blend of AI and deterministic systems, delivering traceable and trustworthy outputs at scale to financial service teams and clients.This individual will be responsible for the self-sourcing and extraction framework utilized by multiple teams across the organization. Presently, human validation serves as a safety net. Your objective is to systematically decrease reliance on human input by enhancing system accuracy, assurance, and trustworthiness, all while maintaining speed and scalability.

About ComunAt Comun, we are dedicated to empowering Hispanic immigrants by transforming their hard work into meaningful financial opportunities. Our focus begins with innovative financial services that facilitate their transition from cash-centric systems to a thriving digital economy.We provide checking accounts accessible with over 100 types of Latin American IDs, enable cash deposits at more than 90,000 locations nationwide, offer international transfers to 17 countries at competitive rates, and ensure top-notch bilingual customer support available 24/7, typically responding in under 5 minutes via email, chat, or phone.Currently, we manage an impressive $1.5 billion in annual transaction volume and achieved over $100 million in international transfers within just six months of our launch. Comun has secured over $50 million in funding from distinguished investors such as Redpoint, Costanoa Ventures, and South Park Commons. Our team comprises experts from leading fintech companies, including Brex, Nubank, and Mercury.We hold a steadfast belief that immigrants are the ultimate entrepreneurs, driven by ambition and a vision for a better future for their families. Comun is committed to supporting them on their journey.Discover more at comun.app/nosotrosRead our growth story hereAbout the RoleAs a Senior Backend Software Engineer at Comun, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing our systems to accommodate additional banking functionalities, manage increasing user volume, and cater to the requirements of our non-technical teams.You will oversee our core product offerings, including a deposit account and debit card service powered through our Banking as a Service partner. Your responsibilities will also include architecting solutions to integrate additional financial services into a personalized user experience. We leverage a lightweight microservice framework that enables rapid development while ensuring scalability as our engineering team expands.What You’ll DoCollaborate closely with product, design, and frontend teams to create new financial solutions aligned with our mission.Partner with backend colleagues to develop new processes, software patterns, and tools that enhance our development efficiency.Maintain a robust testing and observability stack to ensure high-quality outputs.

About HyphaHypha is an innovative AI-driven platform that is revolutionizing asset management throughout the entire lifecycle—covering acquisition, management, and exit strategies. With a specific focus on healthcare facilities and multifamily real estate, we are transforming the industry through three essential pillars:Observability: Delivering real-time insights into asset performance, deal advancement, and market dynamics for all stakeholders involved.Intelligence: Facilitating AI-enhanced multidimensional optimization with precise risk assessment, tax strategies, and benchmarking.Orchestration: Streamlining workflows and providing a singular source of truth to eradicate inefficiencies.Role OverviewAs a Senior/Staff Backend Engineer specializing in Applied AI at Hypha, you will take ownership of the architecture and ongoing development of the core AI systems integral to our platform. Your role includes the design and scaling of document processing pipelines, extraction agents, entity resolution systems, computed attribute frameworks, and user-friendly conversational interfaces that facilitate interactions with complex financial data.You will spearhead the creation of multi-step AI workflows that convert unstructured data into structured, actionable insights. Additionally, you will build the backend infrastructure, evaluation systems, and observability layers necessary for the reliable operation of these systems in a production environment. This position is designed for an engineer capable of transcending mere implementation to make impactful decisions regarding system design, performance, reliability, and technical trade-offs.Collaboration will be key as you work closely with leadership, product teams, and engineering colleagues to shape the technical direction, enhance engineering standards, and define the architecture and scaling strategy for Hypha's applied AI stack over time.

At Astronomer, we empower data teams to transform crucial software, analytics, and AI into reality. We are the creators of Astro, the premier unified DataOps platform leveraging Apache Airflow®. Astro streamlines the creation of dependable data products that unveil insights, drive AI value, and facilitate data-driven applications. Trusted by over 800 leading enterprises globally, Astronomer enables organizations to maximize their data capabilities. Discover more at www.astronomer.io.About This Role:At Astronomer, we are redefining the management of Apache Airflow at scale. Our R&D organization is composed of some of the brightest minds in cloud infrastructure and open-source software.We are seeking a top-tier Staff+ level engineer to join our team and shape our Data and Database strategy as we enhance our platform's reliability, cost-effectiveness, and growth trajectory.You will play a pivotal role in designing, building, testing, and deploying our production infrastructure. Your contributions will directly impact the development of Astro, Observe, and our IDE product, as well as how global organizations orchestrate scalable data pipelines—making them faster, more reliable, and easier to manage.Your Key Responsibilities:Become a subject-matter expert in data management at scale. Astronomer's platform utilizes various databases and data sources, and as our needs evolve, we require a database and data platforms expert to oversee our data storage, retrieval, security, and curation processes.Our technology stack is primarily Postgres-based, supplemented with blob storage and specialized options for specific data types. You will advise, design, and lead the development of the data systems necessary for our continued growth. This technical role requires active participation in building these systems and ensuring their suitability.You will be at the forefront of collaboration within our Platform Engineering team and the broader R&D group.Blaze a Trail: Take ownership of our database and comprehensive data strategy, with the authority and responsibility to match—this role reports directly to the VP of Reliability.Be an Owner: Participate actively in decision-making processes regarding our data architecture.

About the RoleWe are seeking a highly skilled Senior or Staff-level Software Engineer to become part of our dynamic Backend Platform team.This team is dedicated to developing and maintaining Hex's foundational compute platform, which is the core engine behind all code execution, SQL querying, and data processing within the Hex application. Our platform supports everything from the essential notebook interface and published applications to the sophisticated data functionalities demanded by our AI agents.Our dual mission is to create a compute platform that is not only incredibly user-friendly and easy to develop on but also exceptionally fast and efficient. Engineers on this team thrive at the rewarding intersection of systems architecture, API design, and advanced performance optimization.What You Will DoAs a member of the Backend Platform team, you will engage in projects that involve high technical complexity across the entire stack, from our backend data systems to the frontend of Hex’s collaborative notebook interface.Here are some of the exciting projects you might work on:Leveraging DuckDB to facilitate seamless data interoperability between Python and SQL written by our users or AI agents.Creating intelligent caching systems to enhance customer data query performance.Implementing a graph-based dependency framework to optimize multi-step execution plans.Instrumenting complex, multi-language systems to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks.Developing visualizations for the product to assist users in understanding the performance characteristics of their code.About You6+ years of engineering experience with complex, data-driven systems or applications.Expertise in Python, SQL, Jupyter kernels, and/or data warehousing systems.Strong familiarity with industry trends in data processing, databases, and efficient data architectures.A passion for delving into intricate codebases and designing elegant abstractions that enhance correctness and developer productivity.A relentless desire to analyze and optimize every millisecond of performance.A strategic mindset that aligns with business and product goals while maintaining a balance between speed and engineering excellence.Experience working in a remote-first environment and possessing strong communication skills in that context.This position is fully remote anywhere within the US Eastern timezone, with the option to work from our NYC office.

Join Via, where we leverage technology to revolutionize global transportation. As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in our Platform team, contributing to innovative solutions that impact the daily commutes of thousands while minimizing environmental impact. Collaborate with a talented group of developers and DevOps engineers to build and maintain the cutting-edge infrastructure that powers our operations. This hybrid role requires you to be onsite in NYC 2-3 days a week, allowing for hands-on teamwork and collaboration.