Urban SDK · 1 day ago
Senior Backend Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
5+ years expUrban SDK is shaping the Future of Smart Cities with their innovative geospatial AI technology. They are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design and build scalable data-intensive systems, focusing on data pipelines, APIs, and backend services that process large datasets.
AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Civil EngineeringFirst AidGovernmentPublic SafetyPublic TransportationSaaSSmart CitiesSoftware
Responsibilities
Design, implement, and maintain backend services and data pipelines using Python
Work extensively with dataframes (Pandas, PySpark, or similar) to process large datasets
Build and optimize data pipelines using Parquet and columnar storage formats
Develop and maintain workflows on Databricks
Optimize performance for large-scale, distributed data processing
Design and maintain APIs that support data-heavy applications
Collaborate closely with front-end, data, and product teams
Ensure data quality, reliability, and observability
Participate in architectural decisions and technical planning
Mentor other engineers and lead code reviews
Qualification
Required
5+ years of backend or data engineering experience
Strong proficiency in Python
Deep experience with dataframes (Pandas, PySpark, Dask, or similar)
Hands-on experience with big data processing and distributed systems
Strong experience working with Parquet and columnar data formats
Experience using Databricks in production environments
Solid understanding of data modeling, performance tuning, and memory optimization
Experience building and maintaining APIs (REST and/or gRPC)
Strong debugging, testing, and problem-solving skills
Preferred
Experience deploying and operating systems on AWS
S3, EC2, EKS, Lambda, IAM, etc
Experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
Experience with containerization and deployment (Docker, Kubernetes)
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments
Experience with streaming systems (Kafka, Kinesis)
Background in analytics, geospatial data, or data platforms
Benefits
Annual Bonus
Medical, Vision, Dental
401(k)
21 Days Vacation
Office Lunch provided Daily
Company
Urban SDK
Urban SDK is a geospatial AI platform for public safety, transportation, infrastructure and administration.
11-50 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$5.55MKey Investors
GOVO Venture PartnersTechstars
2024-09-19Series Unknown· $0.98M
2023-07-05Seed
2021-11-30Seed· $2.85M
Leadership Team
Justin Dennis
Co-Founder, COO
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