Purple Squirrel Enterprises · 3 hours ago
Senior Backend Software Engineer – Platform Systems
San Francisco Bay Area
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
7+ years expPurple Squirrel Enterprises is a U.S.-based technology company focused on building high-performance backend and distributed software platforms. They are seeking an experienced Senior Backend Software Engineer to join their core engineering team to scale and optimize backend services and computational pipelines in a fast-evolving technical environment.
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Kathe Kanwal Bist (formerly Yamagata)
Responsibilities
Scaling and optimizing distributed backend systems with a focus on performance, parallelism, and reliability
Improving computational pipelines by transitioning workloads from CPU-bound implementations to accelerated or heterogeneous compute architectures
Optimizing production-grade algorithms to increase system capacity, throughput, and service scalability
Designing backend services with strong observability, fault tolerance, and operational resilience
Supporting performance analysis, debugging, and system health monitoring in production environments
Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define architecture, technical standards, and roadmaps
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
7+ years of professional software development experience
Proficiency in one or more of the following languages: Go, C/C++, Rust, or Java
Demonstrated leadership in technical design and architecture from concept through production
Experience building and operating large-scale backend systems, distributed systems, or networked services
Familiarity with cloud infrastructure, containerization, and orchestration technologies
Strong software engineering fundamentals, including testing, debugging, and system reliability
Experience with performance analysis, large-scale system data analysis, or complex debugging
Benefits
Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits
Flexible working arrangements aligned with program needs
Career growth within a scaling technology organization
Company
Purple Squirrel Enterprises
Established in 2008 and headquartered in Northern Virginia, Purple Squirrel Enterprises (PSE) provides flexible, on-demand Talent Acquisition (TA) and Human Resources (HR) support for businesses of all sizes, from startups to global organizations.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase