Senior Backend Engineer

ABOUT PLACER.AI: 

Placer.ai is transforming how organizations understand the physical world. Our location analytics platform provides unprecedented visibility into locations, markets, and consumer behavior. Placer empowers thousands of customers—from Fortune 500 companies, to local governments and nonprofits— to make smarter, data-driven decisions.

What sets us apart? We've built the most advanced location intelligence platform in the market while maintaining an uncompromising commitment to privacy, proving that powerful analytics and responsible data practices can coexist.

Our growth reflects the market's demand: we reached $100M in annual recurring revenue within just 6 years of launching, achieved unicorn status with a $1B+ valuation in 2022, and continue to expand rapidly as one of North America's fastest-growing tech companies. We're creating a $100B+ market opportunity, and we're just getting started.

Named one of Forbes America's Best Startup Employers and a Deloitte Technology Fast 500 company, we're building a culture where innovation thrives, collaboration is the norm, and every team member contributes to reshaping how the world understands location.

SUMMARY:

We’re looking for a Backend Engineer to join our Foundation Group. This team builds and scales microservices in the cloud, working with Python, SQL, and NoSQL databases.

As a Backend Engineer at Placer.ai, you’ll take ownership of designing, developing, and rolling out services within our POI engine—a core component of our platform. You’ll face large-scale and high-load challenges, selecting and applying the most suitable tools and technologies to deliver reliable, high-performance solutions.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design and develop scalable backend systems to support POI data processing and storage, ensuring high availability and reliability.
• Manage and optimize cloud-based infrastructure for handling large data volumes and high traffic, implementing infrastructure as code (IaC) practices.
• Develop and maintain efficient data pipelines for the ingestion, processing, and storage of POI data, ensuring data integrity and accuracy.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines to automate testing, deployment, and monitoring, ensuring smooth and rapid release cycles.
• Enhance system performance and security, monitoring for bottlenecks and vulnerabilities, and ensuring compliance with data protection regulations.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product managers, data scientists, and frontend developers to deliver integrated solutions and participate in code reviews and technical discussions.

REQUIREMENTS:

• BSc degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• 5+ years of experience as a backend engineer
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, or Go
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Terraform or AWS CloudFormation
• Experience with database systems (SQL and NoSQL) and data pipeline development
• Experience Implementing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins, Argo or similar
• Proficiency with Docker and Kubernetes (K8s)
• Strong coding skills and a “get-things-done” approach

ADVANTAGES:

• Experience with Kafka, Celery, RabbitMQ, Postgresql and MongoDB
• Experience with Django or FastAPI
• Knowledge of security best practices and data protection regulations
• Developing complex large scale data pipelines

WHY JOIN PLACER.AI?

• Join a rocketship! We are pioneers of a new market that we are creating
• Take a central and critical role at Placer.ai
• Work with, and learn from, top-notch talent
• Competitive salary
• Excellent benefits

NOTEWORTHY LINKS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT PLACER 

• Placer.ai's $100M round C funding (unicorn valuation!)
• See our data in action at The Anchor
• Placer.ai in the news
• Video: About Placer for Commercial Real Estate
• Video Playlist: Placer Brand & Explainer Videos

Placer.ai is committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and promoting a safe, healthy working environment for all employees.

Placer.ai is an equal opportunity employer and has a global remote workforce. Placer.ai’s applicants are considered solely based on their qualifications, without regard to an applicant’s disability or need for accommodation. Any Placer.ai applicant who requires reasonable accommodations during the application process should contact Placer.ai’s Human Resources Department to make the need for an accommodation known.