Backend Engineer, Platform

đź“Ť Remote, USA

Description

QC Ware is seeking a talented and passionate Backend Engineer with DevOps experience to join our engineering team supporting Promethium, our molecular discovery platform. In this role, you will design and build backend services and APIs while also owning how those services are deployed, operated, and scaled in production.
You will work in a fast-paced environment building robust backend systems, partnering closely with platform and ML engineers, and ensuring that the software you build is reliable, observable, and secure in production. This role offers significant influence over our backend architecture and DevOps practices, using modern technologies including AWS, Kubernetes, and NVIDIA GPUs.
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Responsibilities

Role

Backend Engineering (Primary)

  • Design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs that power the Promethium platform
  • Implement scalable, maintainable service architectures with a focus on performance, reliability, and security
  • Collaborate with product, ML, and frontend engineers to define and deliver backend functionality
  • Write high-quality, testable code (primarily in Python) and participate in code reviews
  • Improve backend observability through logging, metrics, and tracing

Platform & Operations (Secondary, Service-Focused)

  • Own the deployment and production lifecycle of backend services you build
  • Design, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure on AWS to support backend workloads
  • Manage and operate containerized services on Kubernetes (EKS), including deployments, scaling, and troubleshooting
  • Automate infrastructure provisioning and service configuration using Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code
  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to enable fast, reliable backend releases
  • Apply security best practices and contribute to compliance efforts (e.g., ISO 27001)
  • Troubleshoot production issues and work with the team to continuously improve system reliability
  • Document service architecture, operational patterns, and runbooks
  • Participate in a shared on-call rotation focused on service ownership, not just infrastructure

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Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent practical experience)
  • 3+ years of backend software engineering experience, with production systems
  • Strong proficiency in Python and backend service development
  • Experience deploying and operating backend services on AWS
  • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production environments
  • Experience using Terraform or similar IaC tools
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, etc.)
  • Solid understanding of containerization (Docker) and service-oriented architectures
  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work across engineering disciplines

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Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience designing distributed systems or platform services
  • Background working in SOC 2 or ISO 27001–compliant environments
  • Experience with GPU-backed workloads, ML platforms, or HPC systems
  • Familiarity with GitOps tools (ArgoCD, Flux)
  • Experience with observability stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog)
  • Exposure to service meshes (Istio, Linkerd, Kong Mesh)
  • Experience with GCP or Azure in addition to AWS

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Compensation

Base Salary

$140,000 - $160,000

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In addition to competitive base salaries, qualified candidates are eligible for participation in a corporate bonus program and equity.

Salary may vary by location. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, competencies, experience, market demands, internal parity, and relevant education or training.

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Benefits, PTO & Equity

We are proud to offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package, including:

  • Health Coverage: Company-paid Medical, Dental, and Vision plans for you and your dependents.
  • Health Savings Account (HSA): Available for eligible plans.
  • Disability Insurance: Company-paid long-term disability coverage.
  • Basic Life Insurance: $50,000 company-paid coverage.
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Access to counseling, coaching, and life resources.
  • Equity: Ownership in a growing startup.
  • Retirement Plans: 401(k) with Traditional and Roth options.
  • PTO: Discretionary unlimited PTO (we trust you to take the time you need).
  • Holidays: 12 annual paid holidays.
  • Parental Leave: 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
  • Remote-First Environment: Work primarily remotely with flexibility and support to thrive, within the United States.

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About You

About QC Ware

Promethium, a QC Ware enterprise SaaS platform, specializes in quantum-inspired computational chemistry. It empowers customers in the pharmaceutical, chemicals, and materials industries to accelerate molecular research and design using high-performance GPU-based simulation tools. Promethium modernizes chemistry simulations, enabling faster, more accurate design and production of new materials and drugs.
QC Ware, headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, is a quantum computing software company dedicated to making quantum computing accessible to data scientists through innovative algorithms and enterprise solutions. Our work spans quantum machine learning, chemistry, and optimization, bridging today’s high-performance computing with tomorrow’s quantum capabilities.

An Important Note
This role has minimum requirements that are necessary for success. If you meet those minimums but don’t check every box on the preferred qualifications, we still encourage you to apply. You might be exactly the person we’re looking for.
Equal Employment Opportunity
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and celebrate the differences that make us stronger. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Difference makes us better. Join us.
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