Senior / Staff Backend Engineer

About Apiphany Apiphany is a pioneering foundational AI company for physical product development. We empower global innovators in automotive, aerospace, medtech, and energy to transform mountains of unstructured technical data into real-time, actionable insights. Backed by world-class investors from Markforged, Databricks, GM, and Character, our mission is to revolutionize how engineering decisions are made, turning complexity into clarity for the world’s top manufacturers. Our models are built for the complexities of engineering and manufacturing. Our models understand physics principles, design specifications, and program constraints. We’re a small, elite team of builders from Stanford, Berkeley, MIT, UW, and CMU, alongside industry leaders from GM, Ford, and Genesis Therapeutics. We’re passionate about transforming hard-tech and building a category-defining company together. About the Role As a Senior / Staff Backend Engineer at Apiphany, you’ll design, build, and scale the core systems that power our intelligence platform. You’ll own backend low-latency services and APIs that handle massive engineering data streams, ensure security and compliance, and architect systems for high availability and performance. You’ll also help shape long-term architecture, mentor teammates, and establish engineering best practices for scaling backend services to deliver high-performance and reliable applications. Experience & Skills 3-5+ years of experience designing and building distributed backend services in Python (async, data pipelines, APIs) Experience building data-heavy, high-throughput systems with a focus on latency, performance, and reliability Proven ability to build and maintain RESTful APIs for large-scale applications Hands-on experience with cloud deployments (GCP, AWS, Azure) and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes) Experience building integrations with third-party APIs, SaaS tools, and enterprise applications Experience with CI/CD, observability, and testing frameworks Bonus Skills Frontend experience with React/TypeScript (full-stack exposure) Infrastructure familiarity: Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform Background in data visualization dashboards (D3, visx, or equivalent) Personality & Values: Startup mindset: bias toward action, rapid iteration, and ownership Mission-driven and customer-obsessed Self-motivated, collaborative, and eager to raise the bar for the whole team Passion for building secure, reliable, and scalable systems that empower product innovation Compensation & Benefits: Base Salary: $160,000–$300,000 Equity: 0.1%–1.0% Visa Sponsorship Hybrid work: 3 days in San Francisco office 401(k) plan Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance coverage Snacks at the office Paid Time Off (PTO): Flexible vacation policy