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 systems3+ years of backend engineering experience, with at least 2+ years in Java-based production environmentsExperience with SQL databases, schema design, and query optimizationHands-on experience building and maintaining microservices, including service-to-service communication and API designProficiency with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)Familiarity with caching systems (Redis) and message queues (Kafka)Strong understanding of distributed systems conceptsAdditional desired skills
Additional desired skills
Familiarity with PythonExperience with cloud platformsContributions to open-source projects or thought leadership in backend developmentKnowledge of performance profiling, JVM tuning, and debugging tools for Java applicationsMathpix values
Mathpix values
A strong sense of ownership and accountability for the systems you buildA collaborative mindset with a willingness to mentor and be mentoredPassion for solving complex problems with elegant, pragmatic solutionsResilience and self-direction — the ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment, where priorities evolve and autonomy is keySeniority level
Mid-Senior levelEmployment type
Full-timeJob function
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