Senior Backend Engineer

Who is Recruiting from Scratch:

Recruiting from Scratch is a talent firm that focuses on placing the best candidate for our clients. Our team is 100% remote and we work with teams across North America, South America, and Europe to help them hire.

Responsibilities:

1. Tackling our most difficult (and interesting) problems - prompt chaining, fine-tuning infrastructure, and multimodality, just to name a few.
2. Designing, architecting, and building robust critical infrastructure.
3. Owning our most important backend systems.
4. Defining and scoping green-field projects that move the company forward.
5. Working closely with customers to understand what they need, figuring out how to make them successful, and owning the solutions end to end.
6. Serving as a cultural pillar of the team.
7. Navigating a fast-moving, highly competitive landscape.

About You:

1. Previous experience and strong proficiency in Python.
2. Prior experience with Google Cloud Platform, Postgres, and Django is a bonus.
3. Fullstack candidates must have experience with React/Typescript.
4. Bachelor's degree in computer science or relevant discipline.
5. Previous experience working at a startup.
6. Shows "Extreme ownership" – has owned core systems.
7. 4 - 10 years of experience.

Compensation: $140,000 - $200,000 base + equity