Senior Backend Engineer (Java)
Mathpix, New York, NY, United States
About the role
We are a small (but quickly-growing) and dedicated team committed to pushing the boundaries of what is possible in computer vision and AI-powered document processing. We are profitable and help power some of the world's biggest LLMs providers, EdTech, and AI companies. We are headquartered in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY but have a small remote team as well.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain backend services in Java, focusing on performance, scalability, and reliability
Lead the migration of selected APIs and services to Java, ensuring minimal disruption to existing systems
Develop and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices used by internal and external applications
Collaborate with ML engineers and frontend developers to integrate new OCR features into production systems
Implement observability and monitoring tools to ensure system reliability and quick issue resolution
Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and infrastructure-as-code for backend services
Mentor other engineers in Java best practices and backend design patterns
Required Skills
Required Skills
Strong proficiency in Java for building APIs, services, and distributed systems
3+ years of backend engineering experience, with at least 2+ years in Java-based production environments
Experience with SQL databases, schema design, and query optimization
Hands-on experience building and maintaining microservices, including service-to-service communication and API design
Proficiency with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)
Familiarity with caching systems (Redis) and message queues (Kafka)
Strong understanding of distributed systems concepts
Additional desired skills
Additional desired skills
Familiarity with Python
Experience with cloud platforms
Contributions to open-source projects or thought leadership in backend development
Knowledge of performance profiling, JVM tuning, and debugging tools for Java applications
Mathpix values
Mathpix values
A strong sense of ownership and accountability for the systems you build
A collaborative mindset with a willingness to mentor and be mentored
Passion for solving complex problems with elegant, pragmatic solutions
Resilience and self-direction — the ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment, where priorities evolve and autonomy is key
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
Software Development
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We are a small (but quickly-growing) and dedicated team committed to pushing the boundaries of what is possible in computer vision and AI-powered document processing. We are profitable and help power some of the world's biggest LLMs providers, EdTech, and AI companies. We are headquartered in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY but have a small remote team as well.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain backend services in Java, focusing on performance, scalability, and reliability
Lead the migration of selected APIs and services to Java, ensuring minimal disruption to existing systems
Develop and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices used by internal and external applications
Collaborate with ML engineers and frontend developers to integrate new OCR features into production systems
Implement observability and monitoring tools to ensure system reliability and quick issue resolution
Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and infrastructure-as-code for backend services
Mentor other engineers in Java best practices and backend design patterns
Required Skills
Required Skills
Strong proficiency in Java for building APIs, services, and distributed systems
3+ years of backend engineering experience, with at least 2+ years in Java-based production environments
Experience with SQL databases, schema design, and query optimization
Hands-on experience building and maintaining microservices, including service-to-service communication and API design
Proficiency with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)
Familiarity with caching systems (Redis) and message queues (Kafka)
Strong understanding of distributed systems concepts
Additional desired skills
Additional desired skills
Familiarity with Python
Experience with cloud platforms
Contributions to open-source projects or thought leadership in backend development
Knowledge of performance profiling, JVM tuning, and debugging tools for Java applications
Mathpix values
Mathpix values
A strong sense of ownership and accountability for the systems you build
A collaborative mindset with a willingness to mentor and be mentored
Passion for solving complex problems with elegant, pragmatic solutions
Resilience and self-direction — the ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment, where priorities evolve and autonomy is key
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
Software Development
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