Tracer Cloud Inc - Founding Senior Backend Engineer
Requirements
• Python + LangGraph (for multi-agentic alert investigation) • Rust (because we like systems that are fast and correct) • ClickHouse (high-volume event + investigation history at scale) • AWS + Terraform (infrastructure that builds itself) • Next.js + TypeScript (because front-end should be sexy too) • 5+ years (ideally 10+) professional software engineering experience. • Proven track record of shipping real products at high velocity • Strong backend and distributed-systems foundations, ideally with experience in data platforms and production pipeline stacks and incident/observability tooling. • Experience working at an early-stage startup and bonus points for having joined earlier. • High ownership and sharp product instincts: you build what matters and cut what doesn’t. • Role Fit Interview (45 mins): Meet with your manager or a similar-level team member to review your working style, skills, and fit for the role
Responsibilities
• You’ll own the core systems that turn an alert into a defensible investigation and RCA. In practice, you will: • Architect and build the core alert, investigation, root cause analysis (RCA) pipeline in Python • Design and implement key systems including: • Alert ingestion + normalization • Context enrichment + correlation • Problem framing outputs • Hypothesis orchestration engine • Investigation execution runtime • Investigation artifacts + reporting • Drive core architecture decisions and ensure the system is observable, auditable, and reliable from day one. • Partner with founders to ship a small set of high-value alert types that work extremely well, then expand coverage deliberately. • Build customer-ready integrations across the pipeline stack. • Set a high bar for technical quality, speed, and pragmatism through example, reviews, and system design. • Own production behavior of the system end-to-end: performance, failure modes, debuggability, and operational safety. • On-site meetup (Half Day): On-site interviews and team lunch at our headquarters to ask any questions and experience our office and culture firsthand • Offer: Final decision and offer
Benefits
• Meaningful equity ownership with real upside • Final package depends on experience, impact, and seniority • What’s included: • Salary + equity (equity typically ~0.3% – 2%+) • 30 days annual leave • Employee health insurance • Weekly team dinners and socials • Regular team offsites and trips (our most recent was Kenya 🇰🇪) • The satisfaction of building a world-class AI-powered product with an exceptional team • 🧠 Application Requirements (Read Carefully) • We are intentionally selective. • Please answer all of the following in your application. • Applications that do not include these will not be reviewed. • Why do you consider yourself an exceptional engineer? • (Be specific, we’re interested in evidence, not adjectives.) • What about this problem, product, or moment resonates with you? • Links we should see: • Portfolio, blog posts, talks, or anything else that shows how you think and build • ⚒️ Our Recruitment Process
Apply in one click
Upload My Resume
Drop here or click to browse · Tap to choose · PDF, DOCX, DOC, RTF, TXT