Software Engineer (Back-end)
San Francisco, CAFull-timePosted 3w agoStill listed today
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Job overview
The Software Engineer (Back-end) will design and implement scalable backend architecture for Engramme’s memory platform, build APIs for high-volume memory retrieval, and optimize databases and caching. The role collaborates with engineering and AI/ML teams on architecture and retrieval algorithms, establishes engineering practices, and monitors performance while implementing automated scaling. The posting seeks 5+ years of backend engineering experience and proficiency across backend, cloud, and infrastructure technologies.
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What You'll Do
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Design and implement scalable backend architecture for our memory platform
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Build robust APIs that handle millions of memory retrievals per day
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Optimize database performance and implement caching strategies
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Collaborate with the engineering team on technical architecture decisions
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Establish engineering best practices and code quality standards
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Work with AI/ML teams to integrate memory retrieval algorithms
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Monitor system performance and implement automated scaling solutions
What We're Looking For
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5+ years of backend engineering experience
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Strong proficiency in Python and modern web frameworks (FastAPI, Django, Flask)
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Experience with PostgreSQL and database optimization
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Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
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Understanding of caching systems (Redis, Memcached) and distributed architectures
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Experience with API design and microservices architecture
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Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
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Experience with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code
Nice to Have
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Experience with AI/ML infrastructure and vector databases
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Knowledge of similarity search and embedding systems
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Background in high-performance computing or real-time systems
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Previous startup or early-stage company experience
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Open source contributions
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Experience with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana)
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Knowledge of message queues (RabbitMQ, Apache Kafka)
How this job compares
Set against the 3,300 open Backend Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- California median$170–246K/yr831 salary ranges
- US median$60–70/hr34 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,082 open Backend Engineer jobs in California and 3,300 across the US. 14% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Backend Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (2,715 postings).
- Education
- 803 of the 3,300 open Backend Engineer jobs (24%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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