Senior Backend Engineer | $165K-$175K + Hybrid + Equity | SaaS Outage Intelligence Startup

Job description

As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will build and improve the services that process real time outage data for enterprise customers. You will design and ship backend features, write Python code, build and maintain services, analyze data, troubleshoot production issues, and improve the software and operational stack. This is a hands on engineering role for someone who enjoys solving problems, working with data, and owning meaningful pieces of a production system. Responsibilities include: • Design, build, and ship backend features and services. • Write and maintain backend Python code. • Build and maintain services that communicate through APIs and message queues. • Work with real time outage data and data intensive systems. • Identify and implement improvements across the software and operational stacks. • Investigate, debug, and resolve production issues. • Perform detailed data analysis and build reports. • Participate in technical design discussions and code reviews. • Write tests and documentation for the systems you build. • 6-10+ years of professional backend software engineering experience. • Experience building or maintaining backend services that communicate through APIs or message queues. • Experience debugging and resolving issues in production environments. • Ability to break down technical problems, ask good questions, and propose solutions. • Strong sense of ownership and attention to detail. • Excited to work in a startup environment with changing priorities and meaningful individual ownership. • Experience working at a startup and/or a strong desire to work in an entrepreneurial environment. Preferred Technical Experience • Strong proficiency with Python 3 + PostgreSQL experience. • Experience with AMQP or message brokers such as RabbitMQ or Kafka. • Experience working in Kubernetes environments. • Experience building or supporting real time or high volume data pipelines. • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field. About SaaS Talent SaaS Talent is more than just a recruiting company. We're your hiring, business development and growth partner with 20+ years of experience in SaaS and Hi-Tech that helps you scale and transform your business. We've worked with 100+ companies and helped them achieve their goals. From streamlining sales, marketing, and operations to hiring ideal talent and getting funding, if you're struggling to grow, we're an ideal choice. Reach out to us at to learn more about how we can help you . SMS Communication Consent Disclaimer By applying for this position, you agree to receive text message updates from SaaS Talent related to job opportunities. Standard message and data rates may apply, and messaging frequency varies. Text HELP for help and STOP to cancel. Learn more about our opt-in SMS Communication consent policy here: This is a 3-day in-office hybrid role in King of Prussia, PA Are you ready to build the backend systems that help keep the most critical infrastructure online? Our client is a fast growing B2B SaaS outage intelligence company that helps major enterprises reduce downtime through automation and real time outage intelligence. Their platform processes real time outage data and helps some of the world’s largest infrastructure organizations identify outages faster, automate operational workflows, and accelerate repair times. Their technology solves real, physical world problems. When critical infrastructure goes offline, their platform helps enterprises understand what is happening and respond faster. The engineering team is building systems where reliability, data quality, speed, and scalability have direct operational consequences. The company is growing its customer base and preparing to launch new products designed to improve how major industries manage network operations. This is an opportunity to join a growing engineering organization while the product and technical platform continue to scale. Why Join This is an opportunity for a Senior Backend engineerEwho wants meaningful ownership, technically challenging problems, and the ability to see their work reach production. You will work on backend services that process real time outage data while developing deeper experience across distributed systems, large scale data, and production operations. • Build software that supports real world critical infrastructure. • Own features from design through production. • Work with real time data, distributed systems, APIs, and production services. • Join a startup environment where engineers can directly influence the product and technical platform. • Opportunity for rapid personal and professional growth as the company scales. Benefits Hybrid work model, onsite in King of Prussia 3 days per week Equity in a fast-scaling SaaS company Fully paid medical, dental, and vision options Life and AD&D insurance Unlimited PTO