Software Engineer (Backend)

About this role

Collate, an AI-powered document automation platform for life sciences, seeks a Backend Engineer to design and scale the systems powering its drug development platform. You'll build APIs, services, and infrastructure that support the company's mission to accelerate life-saving innovations, working with an experienced founding team backed by $125M in top-tier funding.

What you'll do

• Design and develop scalable APIs and backend services using Go
• Build reliable database solutions and optimize data management with Postgres
• Architect and maintain cloud infrastructure on AWS with Kubernetes orchestration
• Ensure system performance, security, and reliability at scale
• Collaborate with AI/ML engineers on integration of models and services
• Implement infrastructure-as-code using Terraform and Argo CD

What they're looking for

• Backend development (Go preferred)
• Database design and optimization (Postgres)
• Cloud infrastructure (AWS, Kubernetes)
• Systems architecture and scalability
• Infrastructure automation (Terraform, Argo CD)
• API design and development
• Security best practices
• Experience with Kafka, S3, or similar distributed systems