About Beam
Beam is a tech start-up revolutionizing business operations with AI. Our AI Agents empower organizations by automating repetitive tasks, boosting productivity in seconds. With seamless integration into business applications, our agents provide support where teams need it most. Our mission? To transform business practices, increase efficiency, improve competitiveness, and scale operations globally.
To learn more about us, please visit our website at https://www.beam.ai/
About the Role
As a Staff Backend Engineer at Beam, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the backend systems that power our platform's functionality. You will work closely with our cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration and optimal performance. We are looking for someone who is passionate about building great products, has strong leadership skills, and is comfortable working in a fast-paced, startup environment.
Responsibilities
This role will require technical expertise to build our software solutions, focusing on the backend infrastructure to ensure smooth and efficient functioning of our platform. Your key responsibilities will entail the following:
- Architect, design, and lead the implementation of scalable, resilient backend systems that align with the company’s product and technical vision.
- Shape and contribute to the engineering strategy, ensuring alignment with long-term organizational goals and delivering high-impact solutions.
- Drive technical roadmap planning and lead complex backend projects from concept through delivery, optimizing for reliability, performance, and scalability.
- Collaborate with cross-functional leaders to refine requirements and design secure, efficient backend solutions, ensuring seamless integration across the tech stack.
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following best practices and design patterns.
- Establish and promote best practices in backend engineering, including clean, maintainable, and testable code that adheres to modern design patterns.
- Manage data systems, including database architectures, caching strategies, and search technologies, with a focus on scalability and performance under high load.
- Collaborate closely with the frontend and product teams to define, refine, and optimize APIs, utilizing OpenAPI or similar standards for consistent data exchange.
- Champion code quality by conducting and overseeing comprehensive code reviews, guiding peers, and addressing technical debt proactively.
- Keep abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices related to backend development.
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to other engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence within the team.
