Software Engineer, Backend (Product)

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Software Engineer, Backend (Product) in USA new

Clay Labs
Full time
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USA
08/16/2026
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New York, NY

Responsibilities

Own a product surface from problem definition through shipped and measured outcomes.
Collaborate with design, data science, and go-to-market partners to scope work, write specifications, prioritize, and make product decisions.
Talk directly with customers through calls, support tickets, and observation of product usage.
Design and build data models, APIs, and jobs behind new product capabilities.
Improve system speed, reliability, scalability, code quality, and engineering velocity.
Mentor other engineers and learn from teammates with different strengths.

Requirements

4+ years of hands-on engineering experience building products used by real customers.
Strong backend fundamentals, including API and schema design, SQL, preferably Postgres, and query optimization.
Ability and desire to scope, prioritize, specify, and own product work end to end rather than only implement fully specified tickets.
Strong execution, communication, product judgment, and code quality.
Experience with large-scale data pipelines, event ingestion systems, or other high-performance production systems is preferred.
Depth in Redis, Postgres, ElasticSearch, or OpenSearch is preferred.
Advanced proficiency optimizing serverless workloads on AWS is preferred.
Experience building with LLMs or agents as a product surface is preferred.
Experience with React, TypeScript, Python, Node.js, AWS, Terraform, CircleCI, Netlify, Playwright, CloudWatch, Datadog, or Mezmo is preferred.

Benefits

Employees can work for free with world-class coaches specializing in creativity, management, and more.

Salary: $170k - $300k/yr

Clay Labs

At Clay Labs, we're passionate about harnessing the limitless potential of innovative materials and technologies to shape the future of industries and communities. Our team of experts combines creativity, technical expertise, and a deep understanding of customer needs to develop groundbreaking so...

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