Software Engineer, Backend
At a glance
Mid-level Backend Engineering role at Gamma. San Francisco · full-time · $180,000–$310,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Scale backend services while keeping their performance and availability high
- Build APIs for collaborative editing and AI-generated content, including real-time features
- Design reliable distributed systems and address data consistency, caching and query performance
- Deliver product features across the stack with frontend, product and design teammates
What you bring
- At least three years building production backend systems, with grounding in distributed systems, databases and API design
- Strong TypeScript and Node.js skills, or comparable backend-language experience, plus readiness to use TypeScript
- Experience supporting millions of users and high-throughput workloads
- Solid knowledge of PostgreSQL, Redis or comparable database systems
Who this fits
This mid-level role suits a backend engineer comfortable with distributed systems and full-stack product work. You’ll work in person in San Francisco four to five days each week, with some work-from-home flexibility.
From the employer
About the role
You'll build and scale the backend systems that power millions users creating content every day on Gamma. This role is about solving real distributed systems challenges at scale while maintaining the performance and reliability users expect from a modern AI-powered product. You'll work across the full stack, shipping features that directly impact how people create and share their ideas.
While this role is backend focused, you'll work across the entire product with our frontend, product, and design teams. Our full TypeScript stack is built on modern technologies including React, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Redis, and cutting-edge AI models.
Our team has a strong in-office culture and works in person 4–5 days per week in San Francisco. We love working together to stay creative and connected, with flexibility to work from home when focus matters most.
What you'll do
Scale backend systems to hundreds of millions of users while maintaining high performance and availability
Build and optimize APIs that power real-time collaborative editing and AI content generation
Design and implement distributed systems that handle massive scale with reliability
Ship features across the full stack, working closely with frontend engineers to deliver polished experiences
Architect solutions for complex technical challenges in areas like data consistency, caching, and query optimization
Collaborate with product and design to turn ideas into production-ready features
What you'll bring
3+ years building production backend systems with strong fundamentals in distributed systems, databases, and API design
Deep proficiency in TypeScript/Node.js or similar backend languages, with eagerness to work in our TypeScript stack
Experience scaling systems to handle millions of users and high throughput workloads
Strong understanding of PostgreSQL, Redis, or similar database technologies
Passion for building APIs, scaling complex systems, and creating excellent web applications
Curiosity and attitude that matches your technical knowledge
Prior experience working with websockets, streaming, or scaling inference workloads (Nice to have)
Compensation range:
The base salary for this full-time position, which spans multiple internal levels depending on qualifications, ranges between $180K - $310K plus benefits & equity.
Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including but not limited to experience and expertise in the requirements listed above.
If you're interested in this role but you don't meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway! We're always excited about meeting great people.
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