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Backend Engineer

Maxana
Posted 6 months ago, valid for 13 days
Location

Seattle, WA 98164, US

Salary

$110,000 - $270,000 per year

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Maxana is looking for an experienced Backend Engineer for a well-funded AI platform company utilized by ML teams worldwide.
  • The role involves owning features across APIs, CLI tooling, billing systems, and platform integrations, while working closely with product and engineering leaders.
  • Candidates should have at least 5 years of production experience in Go within a SaaS environment, along with broad knowledge of backend and frontend systems.
  • The position offers a competitive salary range of $110,000 to $270,000, along with equity, medical benefits, and flexible paid time off.
  • The role requires a hybrid work schedule of 2 days per week and prior experience in a startup or high-growth company is essential.

Maxana is seeking an experienced Backend Engineer for a confidential client — a well-funded AI platform company used by ML teams globally. In this role you will own features end to end across APIs, CLI tooling, billing systems, and platform integrations. The team is small and senior, the engineering bar is high, and you will work directly with product and engineering leaders.

Key Responsibilities

  • Write clean, efficient, production-grade code in Go (Golang)
  • Build and scale APIs, CLI tools, billing systems, and security integrations
  • Set technical direction for large projects alongside engineering and product leadership
  • Evaluate and strengthen technical architecture, tooling, and processes
  • Champion software quality, drive continuous delivery, and proactively reduce technical debt
  • Mentor engineers on system design and operating in high-uncertainty environments
  • 5+ years of production Go experience in a SaaS environment
  • Broad knowledge of backend and frontend systems — APIs, CLIs, billing, security protocols
  • Experience with cloud platforms: AWS, GCP, or Azure
  • Familiarity with containerization — Docker and Kubernetes a strong plus
  • Prior startup or high-growth company experience required
  • Must be able to work hybrid 2 days/week
  • Competitive base salary + equity ($110,000–$270,000 range)
  • Medical, dental, and vision
  • Flexible paid time off
  • Learning and development stipend
  • Working for a globally recognized company



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