Senior Backend Software Engineer II ***Hybrid in Raleigh, NC

Position Overview

We’re hiring a Backend Software Engineer II to architect, build, and operate the server-side systems powering our AI services. You’ll own end-to-end API design, microservice development, and cloud infrastructure on AWS EKS. Utilizing Python, FastAPI, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS, you will help deliver robust, scalable solutions while collaborating with diverse teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead development of high-throughput RESTful APIs and microservices in Python using FastAPI.
• Design and deploy containerized services on AWS EKS (Kubernetes) with Helm, Terraform, and CI/CD.
• Build and operate monitoring, alerting, and observability pipelines (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana).
• Lead incident response, on-call rotations, postmortems, and root-cause analysis to drive continuous reliability improvements.
• Implement data ingestion, transformation, and vector caching layers for RAG workflows.
• Monitor, profile, and optimize services for CPU, memory, and request-rate spikes.
• Collaborate in code reviews, define API contracts, and mentor team members on best practices.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years in backend engineering with Python as the primary language.
• Hands-on experience building FastAPI (or equivalent) microservices and WebSocket endpoints.
• Proven track record deploying and operating services on AWS EKS (Kubernetes).
• Strong skills in containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes), and Helm charts.
• Infrastructure-as-code expertise (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar).
• CI/CD mastery with GitOps, Jenkins, or AWS CodePipeline.
• Solid debugging, profiling, and performance-tuning skills in Linux and cloud environments.

Benefits & Perks

• Health Benefits: Comprehensive, multi-carrier program for medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with match and an Employee Share Purchase Plan.
• Wellbeing: Wellness platform with incentives, Headspace app subscription, Employee Assistance, and Time-off Programs.
• Insurance & Family Benefits: Short-and-Long Term Disability, Life and Accidental Death Insurance, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, and family benefits including bonding and family care leaves, adoption, and surrogacy benefits.
• Health Savings, Health Care, Dependent Care, and Commuter Spending Accounts.
• Up to two days of paid leave to participate in Employee Resource Groups and volunteer with your charity of choice.
• Compensation: U.S. National Base Pay Range of $93,400 - $155,700, with eligibility for an annual incentive bonus.