# Sr. Backend Engineer - Engine Team: API

Hiring organization: [Deepgram](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/deepgram)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/575f134d-6ce7-4a41-abbe-761b58fa67de

Listed on Deepgram's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Seniority: Senior
- Location: USA | Remote
- Remote: yes
- Salary: 150000 – 220000 USD per year

## Summary

Deepgram seeks a backend engineer to build and optimize the core services powering their speech AI platform, focusing on inference engines, compute orchestration, and system performance. This role suits experienced engineers comfortable with rapid iteration, AI-native workflows, and debugging complex distributed systems under real-time constraints.

_Our summary, not Deepgram's wording._

## Skills named

C++, Git, Machine Learning, Python, Rust, Unix

## Required

- 3+ years industry experience
- Rust or C/C++ programming
- Python competence
- Version control (preferably Git)
- UNIX systems experience
- Written and verbal communication skills

## Nice to have

- Modern machine learning experience (Torch, CNNs, RNNs, transformers)
- Audio processing experience

Apply on Deepgram's site: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Deepgram/d98e6723-3485-4b58-9494-d6bf028fa905/application