A leading data streaming company is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to oversee critical backend systems within their platform. The role involves designing and implementing scalable services, collaborating with cro…
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Backend Developer jobs in Austin, TX
Backend developers build the server-side logic, APIs, and data layers that applications run on. The job is designing services that stay correct, fast, and secure as usage grows.
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building production‑grade full‑stack applications. Technical Mastery: Expertise in modern frontend frameworks (React/Next.js) and backend systems (Rails or Node preferred). Strong SQL fundamentals. Product Sense: Ability…
Job Description Job Description Staff Backend / Product Engineer - FinOps & AI Cost Intelligence Platform (AI Platform) Location: Remote Type: Full-time Team: Cost Optimisation (CO) – Product Engineering Reports to: Dire…
of how the physical economy executes. The Role As a Staff Backend Engineer, you'll play a critical role in shaping and scaling Circuit... ...core backend systems, focusing on efficiency, robustness, and developer velocit…
gap between hardware, mobile platforms, and cloud infrastructure. You aren’t just a mobile developer; you understand the entire app lifecycle, from DevOps pipelines to backend services. We value strong engineering fundam…
customers. You'll work across the full stack — from architecting backend services to building intuitive front-end experiences — and... ...platform foundation as we grow. Contribute to improving developer tooling , deploy…
Opportunity We are partnering with a global semiconductor leader developing next-generation High-Performance Computing (HPC), AI,... ...are seeking an accomplished Senior Director, Physical Design & Backend Engineering t…
AI translation systems football history AI infrastructure developer platforms mini program tooling programmable payment rails... ...scalable social infrastructure This is not a generic backend role. The platform combines…
Job Description Job Description The Senior Director, Physical Design & Backend Engineering is accountable for end-to-end backend execution across HPC SoC and MCU programs, including implementation, signoff, and convergen…
line to go back into the office full-time. 5)Any financial services or retail experience is a plus Responsibilities: The Senior Developer will be responsible for the administration and maintenance of Integration Services…
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by the boundary between "engineering" and "product" and you're ready for a role that erases it. The stack Django / Python backend · React / TypeScript frontend · AWS · PostgreSQL · Celery / Redis We use AI tools (Claude,…
Role: Scorability is seeking a Full-Stack Software Engineer ( backend focus) with 2-8 years experience who is passionate about... ...Software Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in architecting and developing scalable…
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What backend developers earn in Austin
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $37–$50 | $76k–$105k |
| Mid level | $50–$73 | $105k–$152k |
| Senior | $71–$96 | $147k–$200k |
Adjusted for the Austin market from national ranges.
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What employers ask for
The skills these listings keep naming
A server language (Java, Go, Python, C#)API design (REST, gRPC)SQL and schema designCaching and queuesAuthentication and securityDistributed systems basicsDocker and CI/CDObservability and logging
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Interview questions worth rehearsing
With the thing the interviewer is actually listening for
Design an API for a feature like comments or notifications.
Clarify requirements, then cover endpoints, data model, pagination, and error handling. Mentioning versioning and rate limits shows production experience.
How would you find and fix a slow database query?
Walk through reading the query plan, checking indexes, and considering caching or denormalization. Ground it in a query you actually fixed.
How do you keep two services consistent when both need to update data?
Discuss transactions, idempotency, and eventual consistency with outbox or saga patterns. Acknowledge tradeoffs rather than promising perfect consistency.
What do you monitor on a service you own?
Name the basics — latency, error rate, saturation — plus business-level signals. Bonus points for talking about alerts you tuned to reduce noise.
Tell me about a production incident you handled.
Structure it: detection, mitigation, root cause, prevention. Emphasize what changed afterward, not just the firefight.
How do you approach securing an API?
Cover authentication, authorization, input validation, and secrets handling. Naming OWASP-style risks concretely is enough; you are not expected to be a security engineer.
When would you choose a message queue over a direct call?
Talk about decoupling, retries, and absorbing spikes, and be honest about the added complexity of async debugging.
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Resume tips that move the needle
For backend developers specifically — generic advice costs you here
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State scale where you can: requests per second, data volume, or number of services — it is the fastest way to signal seniority.
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Name the databases and infrastructure you ran in production, not just languages.
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Describe reliability work — migrations without downtime, incident reduction, test coverage on critical paths.
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If you designed an API others consume, say so and note how many teams or clients depend on it.
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Avoid listing every framework you have touched; two stacks with depth read better than eight without.
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