Software Engineer: Backend
- Company
- Rogo
- Location
- New York City, NY
- Work type
- Full Time
- Posted
- 2026-09-02
Job description
What You Will Own
As a backend engineer at Rogo, you'll be at the cutting edge of AI research and application development, playing a crucial role in creating a category-defining product and scaling it to massive enterprises.
Architect REST and gRPC APIs that are backed by stable, scalable server side implementations and asynchronous code
Design and build large-scale infrastructure to power crawling, ranking, and retrieval systems
Ship secure and compliant code: implement security concepts to develop software dealing with sensitive data
Write robust code that’s easy to read, maintain and test
Raise the bar for code quality, reliability and product velocity. Collaboratively, you'll push yourself and peers to develop technically and interpersonally
What You Will Need
Bachelors in Computer Science or related degree
Experience with a strongly typed language (e.g., Rust, C++, or Java)
You love writing highly performant and readable code that is well-tested
4+ years of experience building and scaling distributed systems
Track record of shipping high-quality products
Strong programming skills and general Computer Science knowledge
Who You Are
You thrive in fast-paced environments. You are high-intensity and care a lot about what you do, and you're ecstatic to work at a startup.
You are ambitious. You have fun solving problems that others think are impossible.
You are curious. You find joy in learning about AI, technology, and finance.
You are an owner. You are autonomous, self-directed, and comfortable working with ambiguity.
You are collaborative, organized, thoughtful, and kind.