Backend Engineer

Piper Companies is seeking a Backend Engineer to join a growing engineering team. In this role, you will design, build, and operate cloud-native services that power core components of the platform. You will work closely with product, data, and infrastructure teams to deliver reliable, scalable, and maintainable systems that support mission-critical workloads.

This is a direct hire hands-on role for an engineer who thrives in modern distributed systems, enjoys working with Kubernetes-based architectures, and wants to have meaningful impact in a fast-moving, innovative environment.

Role is onsite in Boston, MA 4x per week.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement backend services written primarily in TypeScript
• Build and maintain containerized applications deployed on Kubernetes
• Collaborate with platform and DevOps teams to improve reliability, scalability, and performance
• Develop APIs, event-driven services, and integrations with external systems
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to engineering best practices
• Troubleshoot production issues and drive continuous improvement in system architecture
• Work in an agile, cross-functional environment alongside product and AI teams

Qualifications:

• Experience with microservices architecture
• Familiarity with event-driven systems (Kafka, Pub/Sub, SQS, etc.)
• Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, CDK, or similar)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing
• Exposure to AI/ML systems, data platforms, or real-time analytics (a plus)
• Bachelors degree required

Compensation:

• Pay Rate: $170,000-$210,000 depending on experience
• Direct hire opportunity
• Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTO, Sick Leave (as required by law), and Paid Holidays

This job opens for applications on 2/4/2026. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.  

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