Senior Backend Engineer (New York)

Senior Backend Engineer

Gong empowers everyone in revenue teams to improve productivity, increase predictability, and drive revenue growth by deeply understanding customers and business trends; driving impactful decisions and actions. The Gong Revenue AI Platform captures and contextualizes customer interactions, surfaces insights and predictions, and powers actions and workflows that are essential for business success. More than 4,500 companies around the world rely on Gong to unlock their revenue potential.

We're scaling fast and we're just getting started. At Gong, we're building a world-class R&D hub in the U.S. to fuel our next wave of innovation. This is your chance to join a critical team from the ground up and help shape products that lead the future of revenue intelligence.

We're building the future of revenue intelligence and our backend engineers are at the heart of it. As a Backend Engineer at Gong, you'll tackle meaningful technical challenges, design systems at scale, and help shape products that transform how companies understand their customers.

We're looking for an experienced Java engineer who's excited to build high-performance systems, solve complex problems, and deliver features that make a real impact.

Responsibilities

• Design and build backend services and APIs using Java, with a focus on scalability, reliability, and performance
• Own technical projects from start to finish architecture, development, deployment, and ongoing improvements
• Collaborate with Product Managers, UX Designers, and Frontend Engineers to deliver features that solve real customer problems
• Dive into technical challenges, identify root causes, and develop practical solutions
• Play an active role in shaping Gong's backend architecture as we scale

Qualifications

Perks & Benefits

The annual salary hiring range for this position is $176,000 - $220,000 USD.

Compensation is based on factors unique to each candidate, including, but not limited to, job-related skills, qualification, education, experience, and location. At Gong, we have a location-based compensation structure, which means there may be a different range for candidates in other locations. The total compensation package for this position, in addition to base compensation, may include incentive compensation, bonus, equity, and benefits. Some of our sales compensation programs also offer the potential to achieve above targeted earnings for those who exceed their sales targets.

We are always looking for outstanding Gongsters! So if this sounds like something that interests you regardless of compensation, please reach out. We may have more roles for you to consider and would love to connect.

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Gong is an equal-opportunity employer. We believe that diversity is integral to our success, and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, military status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.