Senior Software Engineer – Backend

The role

You will architect and build backend systems including GPU workload orchestration, GraphQL performance, and real-time event infrastructure. You will work across distributed systems, caching, data integrity, and observability to support professional design teams.

What you will do

• Design and implement scalable APIs using TypeScript/Node, GraphQL, and Postgres.
• Profile and optimize performance across queries, resolvers, I/O, and other critical backend paths.
• Build and operate distributed systems, including job queues, streaming infrastructure, caching, and background workers.
• Partner with AI engineers to integrate GPU inference pipelines into production user workflows.
• Build and improve real-time systems supporting collaborative product experiences.
• Strengthen reliability through observability, incident reviews, testing, CI/CD, and deployment improvements.
• Design secure systems that maintain appropriate data boundaries across customers and enterprise environments.
• Write technical RFCs and contribute to architectural decisions.
• Mentor teammates on backend architecture, testing, reliability, and performance.

Required qualifications

• 5–8+ years of experience building and operating production software systems.
• Strong backend engineering experience using TypeScript/Node or comparable technologies.
• Deep understanding of databases, data modeling, query optimization, and performance tuning.
• Experience designing or operating distributed systems.
• Experience with Kubernetes or comparable container orchestration environments.
• Fluency with observability, monitoring, and debugging production systems.
• Strong understanding of reliability and the operational considerations of running production software.
• Experience making architectural decisions and communicating technical tradeoffs clearly.
• Comfort taking ownership of ambiguous technical problems from design through production.

Nice to have

• Experience with GPU workloads or inference infrastructure.
• Experience building job queueing or background processing systems.
• Experience with real-time or collaborative application architecture.
• Experience optimizing GraphQL at scale.
• Experience with enterprise identity systems such as SSO, SAML, or SCIM.
• Experience working in a high-growth startup environment.

Benefits

• 100% employer-sponsored medical coverage for employees, plus 25% coverage toward dependents
• Dental and vision coverage
• Mental health benefits
• Meaningful equity ownership
• Flexible PTO
• 401(k) with employer match
• Generous annual Learning & Development allowance
• Paid parental leave
• Weekly catered lunch at our San Francisco headquarters
• Monthly gym membership stipend

Before you apply

• Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check

About the company

Vizcom is a Series B company building the future of industrial design. Their mission is to reshape the design process by streamlining the path from concept to creation.