Senior Backend Software Engineer at Unlearn


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Unlearn is Hiring

Job Info:
  • Company Unlearn
  • Position Senior Backend Software Engineer
  • Location San Francisco
  • Source Empllo
  • Published January 23, 2026
  • Category Development
  • Type Full-Time
  • Experience Senior
  • Salary $160k - $180k


Job Description

📋 Description

  • Hands-on role building and optimizing backend systems and services.
  • Contribute to infrastructure for ML model training and production.
  • Design scalable, high-performance APIs and data services.
  • Build efficient data pipelines, databases, and storage solutions.
  • Ensure highly available, resilient backend with strong security.
  • Collaborate with ML engineers, data scientists, and DevOps.

🎯 Requirements

  • 7+ years backend experience with scalable distributed systems.
  • Strong Python proficiency (or Go/Java/Rust).
  • Databases (SQL/NoSQL), API design (REST/GraphQL), and messaging (Kafka/RabbitMQ).
  • Cloud infra (AWS or GCP) and containers (Docker, Kubernetes).
  • ML model deployment workflows and production integration.
  • CI/CD and infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible, or similar).

🎁 Benefits

  • Generous equity participation
  • 100% company-covered medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401k plan with matching
  • Flexible PTO plus company holidays
  • Annual company-wide break December 24 through January 1
  • Commuter benefits

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