Software Engineer - Backend

About this role

Sesame is seeking a Backend Software Engineer to tackle complex challenges related to real-time audio processing, machine learning systems, and scalable architectures. The role focuses on designing and implementing robust backend solutions while ensuring high quality and reliability for users' interactions with voice agents.

What you'll do

• Design and build backend systems and services
• Ensure scalable, reliable, and correct software solutions
• Develop frameworks and libraries for engineering teams
• Manage the full lifecycle of backend services
• Optimize data layer and performance bottlenecks
• Architect systems integrating machine learning models

What they're looking for

• Strong programming skills in at least one language
• Distributed systems fundamentals
• Experience with scaling strategies
• Database engineering expertise
• Familiarity with application-level networking protocols
• Service deployment on Kubernetes
• Reliability engineering experience
• Deep interest in software development areas