Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Day One Partners is a search firm that partners with venture capital firms to help build high-growth startups, including a fast-growing consumer technology company building intelligent products. The Senior Backend Engineer will build and operate scalable backend services for a high-scale recommendations platform, collaborate across product and engineering teams, and improve system architecture, reliability, workflows, and product performance.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and own scalable backend services powering recommendation systems
- Partner with product, design, data science, and engineering teams to deliver user-focused features
- Develop production-ready systems using Golang while driving architecture, performance, and reliability
- Improve development workflows through CI/CD, agile practices, and operational excellence
- Leverage data, experimentation, and emerging AI technologies to continuously enhance product performance
Skills
- 6+ years of experience building and operating scalable backend systems in fast-paced environments
- Strong expertise in Golang, distributed systems, and software architecture
- Experience with recommendation systems, machine learning model deployment, or related personalization technologies
- A collaborative mindset, strong ownership, and a passion for building high-impact products
- Curiosity about new AI tools and a willingness to adopt evolving engineering best practices
Benefits
- Equity
- Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
- $50/day meal stipend
- Unlimited vacation
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