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Senior Backend Software Engineer

compscience

$150,000 - $175,000
Aug 29, 2025
San Francisco, CA, US
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CompScience is looking to prevent workplace injuries through technological innovations, specifically by developing a perception-based risk assessment program that provides comprehensive data for risk analysis and monitoring to reduce accidents.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience building and shipping high-quality backend systems.
  • 4+ years of experience in Cloud Infrastructure such as AWS/Azure/GCP and 2+ Years of Experience with Github Actions/Terraform/Cloudformation/Ansible
  • 6+ years of experience in Strongly Typed Languages such as C-Sharp/TypeScript/C++ etc.
  • 2+ years of Experience in Docker.
  • 2+ Years of Experience with ETL Pipelines
  • GraphQL Experience
  • Experience with video Processing Tools like FFMPEG

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain scalable, high-performance APIs and data processing pipelines that support both application functionality and AI-driven analytics.
  • Demonstrate a deep understanding of the existing TypeScript/JavaScript legacy codebase and strategically evolve it to meet evolving business objectives, improving efficiency and maintainability.
  • Build backend systems with a focus on scalability and robustness to handle rapidly increasing video and data volumes, ensuring high availability and reliability.
  • Leverage expertise in AWS services (SQS, Redshift, RDS, Aurora (PostgreSQL), S3, EC2) to manage and optimize the backend infrastructure, while actively supporting the transition to a serverless, event-driven architecture.
  • Significantly contribute to and improve internal documentation to support ongoing development efforts and facilitate knowledge sharing within the team.
  • Effectively collaborate with engineering leads, mentor junior developers, and coordinate with overseas contract partners to implement key backend functionality, ensuring alignment with business priorities and long-term scalability.

Other

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
  • Thrives in a fast-paced startup and is comfortable navigating ambiguity
  • Excited to wear multiple hats and grow rapidly
  • Committed to our mission of saving lives through technology