Founding Staff Software Engineer • Python/FastAPI

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Neuroscale Founding Staff Software Engineer to build and scale backend systems for Neuroscale's AI recruiting platform. Responsible for designing APIs, orchestration systems, and backend infrastructure using Python and FastAPI.

Responsibilities

We’re hiring a Founding Staff Software Engineer to help us scale and evolve our core systems. You'll work closely with AI engineers, frontend devs, and product leads to build the APIs, services, and infrastructure powering our agentic workflows.
This is a hands-on role for someone who knows how to build enterprise-grade backends using modern Python/FastAPI stacks. You’ll lead major technical efforts, make architecture decisions that scale, and help us stay fast, reliable, and resilient as our user base grows.
Design, build, and maintain robust backend systems that power Neuroscale AI’s core platform
Develop and scale REST APIs using Python and FastAPI
Build production-ready systems using PostgreSQL, Redis, OpenSearch, Celery, and Temporal
Architect and optimize systems that handle large-scale datasets and high-throughput backend workflows
Build, deploy, and maintain backend services on AWS
Own containerized deployments, CI/CD pipelines, and backend infrastructure reliability
Support integrations, data pipelines, workflow automation, and asynchronous processing systems
Help define backend architecture, engineering standards, observability, and performance practices
Work closely with product, AI, and frontend teams to deliver features that power B2B and B2C SaaS experiences
Mentor engineers and raise the bar on engineering quality, speed, and execution

Qualification

Deep hands-on experience with FastAPIExperience using OpenSearchHands-on experience with AWS servicesExperience buildingExperience supporting integrationsKnow how to balance speedExperience with search-heavy

Required

Strong backend engineering experience with Python
Deep hands-on experience with FastAPI
Strong production experience with PostgreSQL and Redis
Experience using OpenSearch
Hands-on experience with Celery and Temporal
Proven experience building robust REST APIs
Experience working with large-scale datasets
Experience deploying and managing backend systems on AWS
Hands-on experience with AWS services, containers, and deployment pipelines
Experience building, deploying, and maintaining production systems for B2B and/or B2C SaaS
Experience supporting integrations, data pipelines, and/or workflow automation
Prior experience operating as a Staff Engineer, Lead Engineer, Founding Engineer, or Architect

Preferred

Have built backend platforms that became the foundation for a growing product
Know how to balance speed, scale, reliability, and developer experience
Have strong instincts around designing for maintainability, observability, and performanceEnjoy owning ambiguous problems and turning them into simple, durable systems
Can mentor others while still being deeply hands-on
Are excited by AI-enabled software development and modern engineering workflows
Want to help shape both the codebase and the culture of an early-stage company
Experience building AI-enabled products or backend systems that support AI workflows
Experience with search-heavy, data-intensive, or workflow-centric products

Benefits

Dental
Vision
PTO
Equity/RSU
Annual Bonus
Flexible Work

Company

Neuroscale

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