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ShortLoop

Posted 28 Aug 2026

Backend Engineer

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Employment
Full time
Team
Software Engineering
Posted
28 Aug 2026

About the role

Responsibilities:

  • Work as a founding/backend engineer in an early-stage startup environment.
  • Build and own 01 product, backend system, and real-time voice pipeline.
  • Design scalable systems for high-concurrency and low-latency workloads.
  • Work across backend, real-time voice infrastructure, evaluation tooling, and customer-driven features.
  • Take end-to-end ownership from problem definition to production.
  • Collaborate closely with the founding team and contribute to technical and product decisions.


Requirements:

  • 2-4 years of backend/software engineering experience.
  • Strong proficiency in Python or Node.js .
  • Proven experience working in a fast-paced startup environment.
  • Strong 01 product-building/startup exposure with demonstrable ownership.
  • Experience building and shipping systems end-to-end.
  • Strong understanding of data structures and algorithms and problem-solving.
  • Exposure to real-time, distributed, high-concurrency, or latency-sensitive systems is a strong plus.
  • Comfortable working in an on-site, early-stage startup environment.


Tech Stack:

  • Languages: Python / Node.js .
  • Databases: MongoDB, PostgreSQL, ClickHouse.
  • Cloud: AWS, Azure.
  • Domain: Voice AI, Real-time Systems, High-Latency/Low-Latency Systems.
  • You don't need experience with every technology; strong engineering fundamentals and the ability to learn quickly matter more.

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