Backend Engineer- Console Team
Overview
Deepgram is the leading voice AI platform for developers building speech-to-text (STT), text-to-speech (TTS) and full speech-to-speech (STS) offerings. 200,000+ developers build with Deepgram’s voice-native foundational models – accessed through APIs or as self-managed software – due to our unmatched accuracy, latency and pricing.
Job Description
Deepgram is the leading voice AI platform for developers building speech-to-text (STT), text-to-speech (TTS) and full speech-to-speech (STS) offerings. 200,000+ developers build with Deepgram’s voice-native foundational models – accessed through APIs or as self-managed software – due to our unmatched accuracy, latency and pricing. Customers include software companies building voice products, co-sell partners working with large enterprises, and enterprises solving internal voice AI use cases. The company ended 2024 cash-flow positive with 400+ enterprise customers, 3.3x annual usage growth across the past 4 years, over 50,000 years of audio processed and over 1 trillion words transcribed. There is no organization in the world that understands voice better than Deepgram.
Responsibilities
- - Design, develop, deploy, and monitor backend services using Rust, Nomad, and PostgreSQL
- - Develop deep expertise in a few areas while remaining comfortable diving into new parts of the codebase
- - Participate in code reviews and architecture discussions, fostering a culture of clarity, curiosity, and shared ownership
- - Translate high-level product requirements into parallelizable, incrementally releasable tasks
- - Balance short-term deliverables with long-term investments in efficiency, scalability, and performance
Required Skills
- - 3+ years of experience on a full-stack or backend team
- - Professional experience with statically typed, memory-safe languages (e.g., Go, Rust, C++)
- - Experience optimizing database performance through efficient schema design, query optimization, and indexing strategies
- - Strong communication skills and the ability to navigate technical tradeoffs collaboratively
- - Experience with Rust
- - Previous work in high transaction services like message queue systems or billing systems
- - Prior experience with voice technology and AI-driven applications
Benefits
- - Offers Equity
- - Offers Bonus
- - 10% annual bonus
About the company
Deepgram’s voice AI platform provides APIs for speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and full speech-to-speech voice agents. Over 200,000+ developers use Deepgram to build voice AI products and features. Our suite of voice AI tools is designed to transform how you interact with voice data, offering powerful APIs and models to unlock deeper insights and build seamless voice experiences.
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