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Air Apps · 1 day ago

Backend Engineer

San Francisco, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

Air Apps is a family-founded company on a mission to create the world’s first AI-powered Personal & Entrepreneurial Resource Planner. As a Backend Software Engineer, you will design, build, and maintain server-side components, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver robust backend services that support rapid growth.

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Responsibilities

Architect and Develop Services: Design, implement, and maintain RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs, microservices, and server-side logic to support a variety of products and platforms

Database Management: Collaborate on schema design, query optimization, and data modeling to ensure efficient, reliable data storage and retrieval

System Scalability and Performance: Develop solutions that scale to millions of users, optimizing code for throughput, latency, and cost-effectiveness

Security and Compliance: Implement security best practices (authentication, authorization, encryption) and ensure compliance with relevant data protection and privacy laws

Testing and Quality Assurance: Write and maintain unit, integration, and end-to-end tests, and participate in code reviews to uphold code quality standards

Monitoring and Maintenance: Set up monitoring, logging, and alerting systems; troubleshoot production issues to ensure high availability and minimal downtime

Qualification

Backend languagesFrameworksRelational databasesDistributed systemsCloud infrastructureAnalytical mindsetEffective communicationCollaborative approach

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience

Proficiency in one or more backend languages (e.g., Java, Go, Python, Ruby), experience with frameworks (e.g., Spring Boot, Django, Express.js), and expertise with relational and/or NoSQL databases

Solid understanding of distributed systems, microservices, and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure)

Analytical and problem-solving mindset, effective communication skills, and a collaborative approach to teamwork