Senior / Staff Backend Engineer

Apiphany • San Francisco, CA

1d • $160,000 - $300,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Senior / Staff Backend Engineer at Apiphany, you’ll design, build, and scale the core systems that power our intelligence platform. You’ll own backend low-latency services and APIs that handle massive engineering data streams, ensure security and compliance, and architect systems for high availability and performance. You’ll also help shape long-term architecture, mentor teammates, and establish engineering best practices for scaling backend services to deliver high-performance and reliable applications.

Requirements

• 3-5+ years of experience designing and building distributed backend services in Python (async, data pipelines, APIs)
• Experience building data-heavy, high-throughput systems with a focus on latency, performance, and reliability
• Proven ability to build and maintain RESTful APIs for large-scale applications
• Hands-on experience with cloud deployments (GCP, AWS, Azure) and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)
• Experience building integrations with third-party APIs, SaaS tools, and enterprise applications
• Experience with CI/CD, observability, and testing frameworks

Nice To Haves

• Frontend experience with React/TypeScript (full-stack exposure)
• Infrastructure familiarity: Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform
• Background in data visualization dashboards (D3, visx, or equivalent)

Benefits

• 401(k) plan
• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance coverage
• Snacks at the office
• Paid Time Off (PTO): Flexible vacation policy

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed