Backend Engineer

We are looking for a Software Engineer to work on backend with a focus on video surveillance cloud platform. This role involves developing and maintaining backend systems that support and enhance our cloud platform. Our team works closely with our customer and partner to better serve them by using cutting edge algorithms and building stable and reliable platforms.  As a Software Engineer on the Turing team, you will help build foundational pieces that will impact the performance characteristics of systems across Turing AI. These include developer tools, frameworks and libraries. You will work closely with senior engineers, product managers, and engineering managers across all parts of the engineering organization to deliver large and impactful initiatives. Additionally, you will be a culture carrier for the backend team through mentorship, education, and engagement of your peers. 

Responsibilities:

• Assist in coding, debugging, and end-to-end testing embedded software.
• Participate in the development of cloud platforms and services.
• Participate in the design and implementation of scalable and secure backend infrastructure.
• Assist with troubleshooting and optimizing system performance for high availability.
• Document design specifications, test plans, and implementation details.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Proficiency in Go or Python programming languages with 1+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Strong understanding of cloud compute web services like AWS, GCP and Azure.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and integrating third-party systems.
• Proven experience building, debugging, optimizing software in large-scale, high-volume environments.
• Experience running highly-available systems in production environments.
• Experience with relational databases/non-relational databases like Postgres, Mysql, DocumentDB and MongoDB.
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Video/audio streaming experience is a plus.
• Previous work experience in a start-up environment.