Backend Engineer, Growth and Data
$160k - $350k • NYC • FullTime
Posted 1y ago
About the job
Hebbia is seeking a Backend Software Engineer to join the Growth and Data team. This role is crucial for building and maintaining the backend systems that power user engagement and the expansion of Hebbia's AI platform for investors and bankers. You will be responsible for architecting and implementing robust APIs, services, and infrastructure to deliver tailored, high-value customer experiences, including personalized data views and powerful integrations. Collaborating with product, design, and frontend teams, you will own core backend features from conception to deployment, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance. Your contributions will directly impact customer success and drive the adoption and growth of the Hebbia platform.
Responsibilities
- Own critical system components, translating complex requirements into robust, scaled solutions.
- Build and iterate on a high-scale document build system for O(1) universal indexing.
- Architect and implement performance-tuning solutions for efficient system operation at scale.
- Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to junior engineers.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, or a related field.
- 5+ years of software development experience, with a focus on backend engineering.
- Proficiency in building backend and API systems using Python, Java, or Go.
- Extensive experience with cloud platforms like AWS.
- Working experience with Kafka, ElasticSearch, PostgreSQL, and/or Redis.
- Ability to analyze complex problems and communicate technical concepts effectively.
- Proven experience in leading software development projects and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
- Enthusiasm for continuous learning and exploring new technologies.
- Experience with agentic systems or LLM enabled products is a bonus.
- Frequent user of AI products during development is a bonus.
Benefits
- Unlimited PTO
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
- 401K
- Catered lunch daily
- Doordash dinner credit
- 3 months parental leave for non-birthing parent
- 4 months parental leave for birthing parent
- $15k lifetime fertility benefit
- Competitive new hire equity grant