Software Engineer – Backend Engineer

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Captions

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11 - 50 employees

👥 B2C

☁️ SaaS

B2C • SaaS • Analytics

Captions is a platform helping users track and discover the latest startups that are funded by top investors. It provides powerful filters and daily updates to keep users informed about industry trends and developments. Captions focuses on offering insights into a variety of industries, including AI/Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, e-Commerce, EdTech, FinTech, and many more. With a headquarters in New York, the company operates with a team of 11-50 employees and was founded in 2020. Captions is backed by notable investors and helps users earn and save by leveraging their data, with engagement levels comparable to popular social media platforms like Instagram and Twitter.

📋 Description

• Take product ideas from 0 to 1: scope, design, build, ship, and own them in production. • Build and maintain large-scale distributed systems for multi-cloud networking. • Use AI as a core part of shipping and operating: agentic workflows, LLM-powered dev loops, and AI tooling. • Design, build, and maintain APIs and microservices (Java/Spring and Go, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes). • Operate what you build: handle customer escalations, on-call, telemetry, and bug fixes. • Pick up and maintain existing services in your area.

🎯 Requirements

• B.S./M.S. (or equivalent) in CS, EE, or a related field • 2 years of software engineering experience • Strong CS fundamentals • Hands-on Java/Spring and Go experience • Distributed systems experience • REST API design • DB schema design • Multithreading • Linux/kernel fluency • Comfort with container + Kubernetes deployment • Security-first thinking for distributed, multi-tenant systems • Product and customer empathy • Networking background (BGP, SD-WAN, overlays, cloud networking) is a strong plus • Team player capable of multitasking and supporting multiple concurrent projects.

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • Flexible work arrangements • Professional development opportunities