Cephalgo is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to architect and build core backend systems for AI Compliance. The role involves designing scalable, secure, and mission-critical infrastructure while collaborating with product, data, and DevOps teams in a high-performance engineering environment.
What You'll Do
- Lead the design of distributed systems, microservices, and high-availability backend components.
- Define engineering standards and best practices across the backend stack.
- Ensure systems are built for security, scalability, and ease of maintenance.
- Develop backend services primarily in Python, Javascript.
- Build and maintain containerized applications deployed on Kubernetes.
- Participate in the full software lifecycle: design, implementation, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
- Partner with DevOps to manage infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, observability, and environment automation.
- Contribute to infrastructure-as-code, monitoring frameworks, and performance improvements.
- Implement secure coding practices and threat-aware design principles.
- Optimize backend services for low latency, stability, and efficiency.
- Mentor junior developers and drive high architectural standards.
- Lead technical discussions and influence engineering direction.
What We're Looking For
- 5+ years of experience as a software engineer working in top engineering teams (e.g., high-performance tech companies or leading product teams).
- Proven track record designing and shipping production-grade distributed systems.
- Strong experience with cloud-native infrastructure and Kubernetes.
- Advanced proficiency in Python, Javascript (primary backend language).
- Strong understanding of distributed systems, microservices, and API design.
- Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, monitoring, and cloud architectures.
- Familiarity with secure coding, threat modeling, and data protection best practices.
Nice to Have
- C# experience as a bonus skill (for performance-sensitive or low-level modules but not required).
- Experienced with SOC2 or ISO27001 is highly appreciated.
- Strong communication, leadership, and mentorship capabilities.
- Ability to work in fast-paced, high-performing engineering environments.
Technical Stack
- Python
- Javascript
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- CI/CD
- cloud architectures
- infrastructure-as-code
- monitoring frameworks
- API design
- distributed systems
- microservices
- secure coding
- threat modeling
- data protection
Team & Environment
- collaborative
- high-energy
- forward-thinking
- high-growth
- responsible AI
- compliance-focused
Benefits & Compensation
- Be at the intersection of cutting-edge AI/voice technology and compliance.
- Make an impact by shaping a growing brand in a high-growth market.
- Work with a collaborative, high-energy remote team driving forward-thinking solutions.
- Grow your career and influence across product, marketing and business domains.
Work Mode
Remote work with global flexibility.
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