Synmax is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer who will harness AI agents to enhance workflows. In this role, you will partner with developers on large-scale projects to rapidly prototype and build robust backend systems, scalable APIs, and data pipelines, while rethinking data storage and access strategies.
What You'll Do
- Design scalable near-real-time data streams, integrating data from multiple sources into analytics pipelines and relational databases.
- Improve robustness and performance of SQL DB setup to facilitate high performance inserts of data streams and API reads for customers.
- Architect highly performant APIs to serve vast quantities of geospatial and tabular data, ensuring rapid and reliable retrieval for downstream visualization and analytics.
- Utilize AI coding agents to assist in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and help establish best practices for agentic workflows.
- Work alongside software engineers and data scientists, providing programming and infrastructure support for MLOps and data science initiatives.
- Help shape engineering direction by implementing robust data management practices and staying current on emerging technologies in data processing.
- Refactor, profile, and optimize codebases. Implement rigorous integration testing, debugging, and deployment automation for cloud microservices.
What We're Looking For
- Must be a US Citizen or US Permanent Resident.
- Must be located and working within Central Time (CT) or Eastern Time (ET) zones.
- BS degree in a STEM field.
- 4+ years in a software engineering role, with a strong focus on data engineering.
- 2+ years of hands-on experience in modern Cloud Systems (GCP, AWS, or Azure).
- Production-grade proficiency in Python and first experience with TypeScript.
- In-depth understanding of software engineering best practices, distributed systems, relational database design/optimization, and scalable API design.
- Experience with (or a strong, demonstrated interest in) adapting the SDLC for AI-assisted development.
- Strong communication and coordination skills tailored for a distributed team environment spanning US and UK.
Nice to Have
- Domain knowledge in the Energy, Oil & Gas sectors.
- Experience with geospatial data processing tools and databases.
- Familiarity with additional languages, such as Go or C#.
Technical Stack
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Python (API First)
- Postgres / PostGIS
- Terraform
Benefits & Compensation
- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits (medical, dental, vision).
- Opportunities for career advancement as technical team member.
- A fully remote role within a collaborative environment, plus optional access to our Houston office.
- Direct involvement in products utilized by major players in the energy sector and government.
- Mentorship from technical leaders.
Work Mode
This is a hybrid role, with optional access to our Houston, TX office.



