11/26/2025
Backend Software Engineer, San Francisco CA
Some fun facts about real-time data streaming:
🔊 Human feel: Sub-second latency keeps voice interactions natural and prevents awkward talk-over in live interviews.
🧭 Adaptive routing: Modern streaming stacks reroute around network hiccups so sessions stay smooth even when bandwidth dips.
🧰 Exactly-once magic: Idempotent writes and durable queues stop duplicate events from polluting analytics during spikes.
📡 Observability first: Per-stream metrics like jitter, packet loss, and lag reveal issues faster than aggregate dashboards.
Ready to apply your streaming chops to something users feel every minute?
What’s in it for you:
✅ Competitive pay: 160K to 220K base plus equity 0.1% to 0.3%
✅ High impact: Ship features that power live, AI-moderated interviews at scale
✅ Healthy pace: About 45 hours per week with real work-life balance
✅ Great benefits: Unlimited PTO, commuter benefits, comprehensive health, vision, dental, 401(k), home office stipend, good food when you work late
What you’ll be doing:
✅ Build and optimize backend services, APIs, and real-time processing pipelines
✅ Improve an in-house LLM and voice-to-voice interview tech
✅ Lead projects from idea to production with high ownership
✅ Talk to users, gather feedback, and iterate quickly for product fit
Where you’ll do it:
📍 Downtown San Francisco. Expect 80% in-office, ideally 100%, with flexibility for East Bay commuters and parents
📈 Team culture: high trust, kind, fast decisions, promotion from within
Must-haves:
🧩 3 to 10 years building production backends
🐍 Python, Django, SQL with Postgres, and deploying on AWS
💡 Comfort with ambiguity and taking the lead
Nice signals:
🚀 Experience with WebRTC or real-time streaming
🧪 Product engineering at early-stage startups
🏗️ Founder energy or standout personal projects
Hiring 4 to 6 engineers now. Message Jen Lee-Tech Talent Connector for a quick chat and an intro.
Apply Here: https://f2bu.short.gy/HsvHWP
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