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These agentic systems power CRMs, data warehouses, AI products, and mission-critical decisions across the enterprise.\nAs a Backend Engineer, you will help build core parts of our Scala + Python data and agent infrastructure. You will contribute to backend services and data pipelines, work closely with senior engineers on system design, and help scale the systems that keep our data fresh, our APIs fast, and our customers’ workflows moving. This is a role for someone who has solid experience in production systems and wants to grow into more ownership on a small, senior team.\nWhat You’ll Do\nHelp design and build of resilient backend services and APIs\n\nPartner with senior engineers in designing systems and architectures for reliability and scale\n\nDevelop data pipelines from ingestion to enrichment to delivery\n\nBuild reliability and test coverage into the code itself - no separate QA layer\n\nImprove performance, scalability, and observability across our stack\n\nWork closely with data/ML to productize AI-powered agents end to end\n\nParticipate in design reviews, pairing, and shared engineering best practices\n\nOptimize for real impact, customer outcomes, and fast iteration over theoretical perfection\n\nUse next-gen AI tools to improve code quality and velocity\n\nYou Might Be a Fit If...\n3+ years building and operating production backend systems\n\nExperience with Scala, Python, or functional / JVM languages\n\nFamiliarity with distributed systems, data modeling, and high-volume data flows\n\nEnjoy a mix of greenfield work and scaling existing systems\n\nThrive without heavy process, QA buffers, or endless safeguards\n\nHave a bias to ship, measure, and refine rather than over-architect\n\nAre motivated by rapid iteration and tangible customer-facing impact\n\nAre excited to work where AI/ML is deeply embedded in the product, not bolted on\n\nWhy Boam AI\nJoin a no-politics, high-trust, low-ego, and high-talent team\n\nWork on mission-critical systems used by top-tier enterprise customers\n\nWork directly with founders and the Head of Engineering on problems that matter\n\nHigh autonomy, real impact, and clear ownership on well-scoped projects from day one\n\nOperate at the intersection of AI, data infrastructure, and enterprise workflows\n\nTop-tier compensation with meaningful equity upside\n\nHelp shape the platform, patterns, and engineering culture you can be proud of\n\nOur Hiring Process\nOur process is fast, structured, and transparent - built to respect your time and surface real mutual fit\n1. Intro Call\nA short conversation to learn more about you, share context on Boam AI and the role, and answer initial questions\n2. Deep Dive\nWalk us through past engineering work and how you think about complex, ambiguous backend problems\n3. Work Sample\nSolve a real Boam-style technical challenge that shows your coding style, system thinking, and execution muscle\n4. 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