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Role Description

You are a skilled backend software engineer with a strong foundation in service design and distributed systems. In this role you'll:

• Design and implement backend services and infrastructure that power our platform's core functionality.
• Build and maintain reliable APIs, service interfaces, and platform tooling to support application needs.
• Collaborate with product and engineering partners to understand system requirements and translate them into robust technical solutions.
• Build systems for media capture, storage, and serving that support high-quality video and imaging workflows.
• Implement observability, error handling, and monitoring to ensure system reliability in production.
• Contribute to the design and evolution of secure, scalable infrastructure that supports high-throughput backend workloads.
• Develop shared GitOps workflows and CI/CD pipelines with progressive delivery patterns (canary rollouts, automated testing).

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in backend software engineering, with a focus on service-oriented architectures, high-throughput systems, and platform infrastructure.
• Strong proficiency in at least one backend programming language (Python, Java, Go, etc.).
• Experience designing and consuming APIs (REST, GraphQL, gRPC, etc.) and working with asynchronous or message-based systems.
• Hands-on experience with SQL and/or NoSQL databases.
• Working knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or similar) and how applications run in production environments.
• Experience building resilient systems with proper testing, validation, and error handling.
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code or platform tooling that supports backend services.

Requirements

• Experience working in regulated or high-compliance environments.
• Familiarity with streaming or event-driven platforms (Kafka, Pub/Sub, etc.).
• Experience with containerized workloads and modern delivery and deployment patterns.
• Background in data modeling, schema evolution, or data quality management.
• Experience with media capture, storage, and delivery systems.
• Familiarity with GitOps tools (ArgoCD, Flux) or progressive delivery patterns (canary deployments, feature flags).

What to expect from our interview process

• Chat with Our Recruiter – A quick intro to get to know you and share more about Apella & the role.
• Complete a Coding Exercise – Work through a collaborative coding exercise with one of our engineers.
• Virtual Onsite Interviews – Meet a few team members and dive into areas like collaboration, culture, and role-specific skills. Typically 3-4 interviews.
• Meet with one or two of our founders – Usually "reverse interview" style where you can ask questions and make sure we're the right fit for you.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and stock options.
• Flexible vacation policy and a culture that values time for rest and recharging.
• Remote-first work environment with unique virtual and in-person events to foster team connection.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance—we're a healthcare company that prioritizes your health.
• 16 weeks of parental leave for all parents.