Deepgram
Backend Engineer- Internal Developer Platform
Deepgram
$160k - $220k
Worldwide (Remote)
Python
Go
Node.js

Backend Engineer- Internal Developer Platform

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 a voice AI platform that provides speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and speech-to-speech solutions. The company has over 400 enterprise customers and has processed over 50,000 years of audio.

Responsibilities

  • - Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs for our internal developer platform
  • - Develop and manage robust data pipelines to support engineering and research workflows
  • - Build tooling and automation to enhance developer productivity and streamline CI/CD processes
  • - Collaborate with product and research teams to integrate new AI capabilities into the platform
  • - Ensure the reliability, performance, and scalability of the platform's backend infrastructure

Required Skills

  • - 5+ years of experience in backend software development
  • - Proficiency in back-end development (e.g., Python, Go, Node.js)
  • - Demonstrated experience building internal developer platforms or similar developer-centric tooling
  • - Proficiency with data engineering concepts and building ETL/ELT pipelines
  • - Expertise in leveraging AI APIs or building applications on top of large language models
  • - Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration platforms (Kubernetes)
  • - A strong understanding of CI/CD principles and building automated pipelines

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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