Squint · 4 days ago
Software Engineer, Backend Infrastructure
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$185K/yr - $215K/yr
5+ years expSquint is a technology company focused on empowering frontline manufacturing operators with innovative solutions. They are seeking a Software Engineer for Backend Infrastructure to architect and scale core backend systems, improving reliability, performance, and developer velocity.
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Responsibilities
Scale and harden Squint’s backend infrastructure: compute, networking, data stores, and core services
Build and evolve our observability stack (metrics, logs, tracing, alerting) to improve uptime and debuggability
Improve CI/CD pipelines and release processes to support fast iteration with high confidence
Drive reliability engineering practices: incident response, postmortems, SLOs, and prevention-focused tooling
Mentor and uplevel the team on infrastructure best practices, performance tuning, and operational excellence
Partner with Engineering leadership on system design and technical strategy as we grow
Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure infrastructure supports product needs and compliance requirements
Flexibly jump in wherever needed–we’re a startup!
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer with a strong focus on infrastructure, platform, or DevOps
Experience designing, scaling, and operating production backend systems on a major cloud provider (GCP, AWS, or Azure)
Hands-on experience with core infrastructure tooling such as Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and modern CI/CD
Strong observability instincts and familiarity with monitoring/logging stacks (e.g., Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana)
Proficiency in backend languages such as Python, Node.js, or Go
Comfort across data systems, including relational (PostgreSQL/MySQL) and non-relational (MongoDB/Firestore) databases
High energy, clear communication, curiosity, and customer empathy, paired with a collaborative, high-ownership mindset
Benefits
Competitive Salary and Equity
Comprehensive Medical, Vision, and Dental care
Flexible PTO Policy
Lunch and Dinner Service
Wellness Benefit
Maven Family Planning Benefits
Partnership with Care.com
Mental Health Services
401(k) Retirement Plan
Pre-Tax Commuter Benefit for Parking & Public Transit
Company-wide Retreats
Company
Squint
Squint is a manufacturing intelligence platform that helps streamline factory procedures and enhance team execution.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$59MKey Investors
Sequoia CapitalMenlo Ventures
2025-08-12Series B· $40M
2023-11-29Series A· $13M
2023-04-01Seed· $3.5M
Leadership Team
Devin Bhushan
Founder & CEO
Dylan Conway
Head of Customer Success
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