Senior / Staff Backend Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Sep 29, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 23, 2025. Apiphany scores B on the Alion truth index.
About Apiphany
Apiphany is a pioneering foundational AI company for physical product development. We empower global innovators in automotive, aerospace, medtech, and energy to transform mountains of unstructured technical data into real-time, actionable insights. Backed by world-class investors from Markforged, Databricks, GM, and Character, our mission is to revolutionize how engineering decisions are made, turning complexity into clarity for the world’s top manufacturers.
Our models are built for the complexities of engineering and manufacturing. Our models understand physics principles, design specifications, and program constraints. We’re a small, elite team of builders from Stanford, Berkeley, MIT, UW, and CMU, alongside industry leaders from GM, Ford, and Genesis Therapeutics. We’re passionate about transforming hard-tech and building a category-defining company together.
About the Role
As a Senior / Staff Backend Engineer at Apiphany, you’ll design, build, and scale the core systems that power our intelligence platform. You’ll own backend low-latency services and APIs that handle massive engineering data streams, ensure security and compliance, and architect systems for high availability and performance. You’ll also help shape long-term architecture, mentor teammates, and establish engineering best practices for scaling backend services to deliver high-performance and reliable applications.
Experience & Skills
3-5+ years of experience designing and building distributed backend services in Python (async, data pipelines, APIs)
Experience building data-heavy, high-throughput systems with a focus on latency, performance, and reliability
Proven ability to build and maintain RESTful APIs for large-scale applications
Hands-on experience with cloud deployments (GCP, AWS, Azure) and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)
Experience building integrations with third-party APIs, SaaS tools, and enterprise applications
Experience with CI/CD, observability, and testing frameworks
Bonus Skills
Frontend experience with React/TypeScript (full-stack exposure)
Infrastructure familiarity: Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform
Background in data visualization dashboards (D3, visx, or equivalent)
Personality & Values:
Startup mindset: bias toward action, rapid iteration, and ownership
Mission-driven and customer-obsessed
Self-motivated, collaborative, and eager to raise the bar for the whole team
Passion for building secure, reliable, and scalable systems that empower product innovation
Compensation & Benefits:
Base Salary: $160,000-$300,000
Equity: 0.1%-1.0%
Visa Sponsorship
Hybrid work: 3 days in San Francisco office
401(k) plan
Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance coverage
Snacks at the office
Paid Time Off (PTO): Flexible vacation policy