Career Opportunity: Senior Backend Engineer at Piramidal (YC W24)

Piramidal is seeking a talented Senior Backend Engineer to architect and scale the foundational infrastructure for our real-time neural monitoring ecosystem. This role is designed for someone who thrives on solving complex engineering challenges involving hospital-grade reliability, real-time analytics, and high-throughput data streaming.

Our Vision: We are pioneering a first-of-its-kind foundation model for electrophysiological brain data. By creating scaled neural decoders, we aim to unlock the ability for humans to interpret and engage with the "language of the brain." Currently, our flagship product integrates state-of-the-art models into clinical settings to help doctors identify and treat seizures with unprecedented speed.

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📍 Logistics & Expectations

• Location: New York City (On-site, Remote 5 days a week).
• Travel: Required visits to client sites.
• Employment Type: Full-time.

🛠️ Your Core Responsibilities

In this position, you will be tasked with the following:

1. Service Development: Create and manage services using Python and Go to ingest, modify, and deliver real-time neurological data streams.
2. Data Architecture: Optimize the ingestion, retention, and modeling of high-frequency time series data. This spans from the raw signal $\text{Signal}_{\text{raw}}$ to all derived metrics.
3. ML Integration: Partner with ML researchers to transition models from the lab to production-ready inference engines.
4. System Health: Ensure the platform is robust via comprehensive metrics, alerting, capacity planning, and rigorous post-mortem analysis.
5. Compliance: Develop software that meets the strict requirements of regulated medical devices, focusing on traceability, change control, and cybersecurity.

Data Flow Visualization

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🎯 Candidate Profile

Required Qualifications

• Experience: 5+ years of professional experience building and maintaining production-grade backend systems.
• Ownership: Ability to take an ambiguous concept and turn it into a fully monitored, operational service, with the capacity to justify technical choices in writing and speech.
• Streaming Expertise: Deep knowledge of event-driven architectures, specifically:
  • Partitioning and Checkpointing
  • Backpressure management
  • At-least-once delivery guarantees
• Infrastructure: Proficiency in containerization and orchestration (specifically kubernetes).
• Databases: Strong relational database skills, including performance tuning and schema design.

Preferred "Nice-to-Have" Skills

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💰 Compensation & Perks

• Base Salary: $250,000 –$300,000 (commensurate with skill and experience).
• Benefits: Full health coverage, including top-tier medical, vision, and dental plans.

📅 The Interview Journey

The process is designed to be thorough yet efficient:

1. Initial Screen (30 min): Alignment on expectations, experience, and timing.
2. Technical Screen (1 hour): Conducted via Google Meet.
3. Final Round (In-Person):
   • Coding Challenge (1 hour)
   • System Design (1 hour)
   • Product Session (1 hour)
   • Closing Q&A (20 minutes)

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📝 Application Checklist

If you are interested, please ensure you have the following ready for the application form:

• Full Name, Email, and Phone Number
• Current Location (City) and Country
• Updated Resume/CV (PDF, DOC, DOCX, TXT, or RTF)
• Cover Letter
• Links to LinkedIn, GitHub, and Personal Website
• Confirmation of US Work Authorization

Example Submission Format

{
  "applicant": {
    "role": "Senior Backend Engineer",
    "location": "New York, NY",
    "skills": ["Go", "Python", "Kubernetes", "Azure"],
    "authorized_to_work_usa": true
  }
}