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Backend Engineer

Pump.co· Engineering
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San Francisco, CA$120k - $160kFull-timePosted 11mo ago

About the role

Backend Engineer role at Pump.co, a YC-backed cloud cost optimization startup. Focus on designing, building, and maintaining backend services, contributing to product features, and ensuring reliability and scalability in a fast-moving early-stage environment.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain backend services that power the Pump platform
  • Work with the team to define and scope new product features
  • Contribute to a strong engineering culture by participating in code reviews and continuous improvement
  • Help extend our internal tools, dev workflows, and CI/CD pipelines
  • Ensure system reliability, performance, and maintainability
  • Collaborate across functions to solve real customer problems with intuitive engineering solutions

Qualifications

  • 3–6 years of professional backend engineering experience
  • Proficiency in Python and familiarity with FastAPI or similar frameworks
  • Experience with SQL databases—we use PostgreSQL
  • Comfort working in a cloud environment (AWS preferred)
  • Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes (nice to have)
  • Excitement about early-stage startups and the ability to thrive in fast-moving environments
  • Clear communication and collaborative instincts

Skills

Required:PythonFastAPIPostgreSQLAWS
Nice to have:DockerKubernetes

Benefits

  • Competitive salary + early equity
  • Full healthcare coverage
  • Annual professional development stipend
  • 3–4x/year company-paid retreats
  • Work closely with a high-caliber team on a mission that matters
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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About Pump.co

The Costco for cloud is here 🔥🔥

Pump saves up to 60% off AWS for early stage startups, and for free (yes, that's right). Using group buying and AI, Pump automates cost savings that require no engineering effort. #GetPumped

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