Company Name: Vizcom

Job Details: $195k-$225k/yrRemoteFull,Time

Job Url: https://hiring.cafe/viewjob/g85h7v2jia8grnab

Job Description: Posted 2mo agoSenior Software Engineer – Backend (Systems / Infrastructure)@ VizcomView All JobsWebsiteSan Francisco, California, United States$195k-$225k/yrRemoteFull TimeResponsibilities:Design APIs, Profile performance, Build distributedRequirements Summary:5-8+ years building production web systems; strong databases, performance tuning, and distributed systems; Kubernetes experience; observability and debugging live systems; bonus for GPU workloads, background jobs, or real-time architectures.Technical Tools Mentioned:TypeScript, Node.js, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kubernetes, Datadog, Pulumi, GitHub Actions, SSO/SAML
Why VizcomOur mission is to reshape design by streamlining the path from concept to creation, bringing more impactful ideas into the physical world.We’re well-funded (Series B $51m to date), growing double-digits MoM, and expanding the core engineering team in SF. The surface area is big: realtime collaboration, GPU inference at scale, a modern TypeScript stack, and serving real enterprise The RoleAs the Senior Software Engineer – Backend (Systems / Infrastructure)  yYou’ll architect and deliver backend systems that keep Vizcom fast, reliable, and scalable as our workload and customer base grow. You’ll work on everything from queueing GPU workloads to optimizing GraphQL resolvers and streaming realtime events. You’ll have deep ownership over APIs, performance, and data integrity — while collaborating with frontend and AI teams to enable magical experiences. Within your first 90 days you will: ship one critical backend feature (e.g., model queue, caching layer, or realtime service), reduce p95 latency in one major API path by ~30%, Author one technical RFC proposing an improvement to architecture or reliability, Implement or document one observability improvement (metrics, traces, alerts).Compensation$195,000 - $225,000 annually + Offers EquityWhat You’ll DoDesign and implement scalable APIs in TypeScript/Node with GraphQL and PostgresProfile and optimize slow paths — queries, resolvers, and I/OBuild and operate distributed systems: job queues, streaming, caching, and observabilityCollaborate with AI engineers to integrate GPU inference pipelines into user workflowsImprove reliability: lead incident reviews, strengthen CI/CD and deployment flowsMentor teammates on backend architecture, testing, and performance thinkingThe Problems You’ll TackleDistributed GPU inference and queueing with bursty workloads.Realtime synchronization with WebSocket and CRDT-based collaboration.GraphQL performance: caching, batching, resolver optimization.Secure multi-tenant data boundaries and enterprise integrations (SSO/SAML/SCIM).Our Stack (today)Frontend: TypeScript, React, Vite, WebGL; realtime collaboration.API/Backend: TypeScript/Node, GraphQL (PostGraphile), Postgres, Redis, background workers.Infra: Kubernetes, Pulumi, CI/CD with GitHub Actions, Datadog for observability, feature flags.Security/Enterprise: SSO/SAML (WorkOS), SOC 2-minded practices.*Experience with every item above is not required. What matters is that you are excited to shape it.Qualifications5–8+ years building production web systems (TypeScript/Node or similar)Strength in databases, performance tuning, and distributed systemsExperience operating Kubernetes or similar orchestration environments.Fluency with observability tools and debugging live systems.Bonus: GPU workloads, background job systems, or realtime architectures.How We WorkSmall team, high ownership. Fewer people, more leverage.Design-centric. We obsess over speed and feel; “fast enough” usually is not.Write it down. RFCs, crisp decisions, living docs.Operate what you build. Everyone takes on-call support; incidents drive improvement, not blame.Interview Process Intro (30m): mutual fit, role and impact.Architectural deep-dive (45m): product and design collaboration.Coding Session (45m): Onsite Interview (half day)References and offer.Ready to Build?If you want your work to be used daily by world-class designers and you like owning problems end to end, let’s talk. Apply with links (GitHub, LinkedIn, notable projects) and a short note on something hard you shipped.