American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) · 17 hours ago
Software Engineer, Backend - AI Practice Team
1701 City Plaza Drive, Spring, TX, 77389, US
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$90K/yr - $150K/yr
8+ years expAmerican Bureau of Shipping (ABS) is seeking an exceptional Backend Engineer to join their Artificial Intelligence (AI) Practice Team. In this role, you will design and scale high-performance backend systems that power real-time analytics and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines.
EnergyMarine TransportationNon ProfitRenewable EnergyShipping
Responsibilities
Architect distributed systems: Design and implement event-driven backends using advanced patterns such as CQRS, Event Sourcing, Saga, and Circuit Breakers.Build at scale: Develop and maintain web services in Go and Python, leveraging cloud-native infrastructure for resiliency and elasticity
Optimize for performance: Ensure APIs and data pipelines meet strict SLAs through advanced performance profiling, caching, and query optimization
Stream real-time data: Engineer high-throughput pipelines using Apache Kafka and other event streaming platforms
Deliver reliability: Establish strong observability, testing, and monitoring practices to guarantee consistency, uptime, and fault tolerance
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
8+ years of backend development experience, with a focus on high-performance, data-intensive systems
5+ years deploying and operating applications on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
Proven track record building production systems that sustain high concurrency and throughput
Expert proficiency in Go and Python for backend development
Deep experience with event-driven architectures and real-time streaming, particularly Apache Kafka
Mastery of distributed system patterns (CQRS, Event Sourcing, Saga, Circuit Breaker, Bulkhead)
Strong command of performance optimization—caching layers, database tuning, and system-level profiling
Hands-on experience with analytics platforms (e.g., Databricks) for large-scale data processing and ML workflows
Proficiency with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and infrastructure as code
Familiarity with vector databases, search systems, and advanced retrieval-optimized data structures
Benefits
Medical insurance (PPO and HD)
Dental and vision insurance
Health Savings account (HSA)
Flexible Savings Account (FSA)
Life insurance
Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
Disability leave programs
Parental leave program
Paid holidays
Paid vacation time
Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)
401K plan with a generous company match
Company
American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)
Since its founding in 1862, ABS has been committed to setting standards for safety and excellence as one of the world’s leading ship classification organizations.
5001-10000 employees
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