Backend Engineer (Cloud Cost Optimization Startup)
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San Francisco, CA · Posted November 1, 2026
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About the job
A venture-backed startup in cloud cost optimization is hiring a backend engineer to create software that lowers infrastructure spend for other companies. The business pairs machine learning with pooled purchasing, and an LLM-based product is close to release.
What you’ll own
Take backend projects from idea through production, in a small team without rigid silos
Design, build and scale the server-side systems that power the savings product
Extend current cost-management tooling or start new tools from scratch
Contribute to the upcoming LLM-based offering while the group grows and possibly divides into two focus areas
Raise engineering standards through code review, smoother developer workflows and CI/CD
Keep the system dependable and quick
Profile
Roughly three to ten years working as a backend or software engineer
Background at a fast-moving B2B startup, AWS or a larger technology company
Comfort with Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, AWS and Docker/Kubernetes; DynamoDB, cloud cost tooling or LLM exposure is a plus
Ambitious, low on ego, and at ease with substantial independence
Prior startup experience is preferred
On-site in the San Francisco Bay Area. Visa transfers considered; no new visa sponsorship.