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Senior Backend Engineer

San FranciscoFull-time$190k–$265k2026-11-08
No visa sponsorship

Core

Build core backend systems, APIs, content pipelines, and AI infrastructure for a documentation platform serving 100M+ developers.

Role type

Senior Backend Engineer (Product-minded)

Builds

APIs, content ingestion/publishing pipelines, AI search/retrieval/agent infrastructure, editor, dashboard, and customer documentation sites

Domain

Developer tools / Documentation platforms / AI

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Systems design, API architecture, databases, production systems, content processing, AI infrastructure, caching, queues, observability

Preferred skills

Product intuition, high ownership, adaptability, customer engagement

Technologies

(Not explicitly listed)

Responsibilities

Design and ship APIs and services; scale content infrastructure; build AI search and retrieval systems; improve performance and reliability; shape product direction and engineering approaches

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC