# Senior Backend Engineer, Forward Deployed at Ellipsis

- Company: Ellipsis
- What the company does: Cloud platform for coding agents. Backed by Khosla.
- Company website: http://www.ellipsishealth.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco - Hybrid
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $175K to $250K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-05-01
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/ellipsis-health/82e8815c-f42c-4f7c-b5f0-33d846bab5c8
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/ellipsis-senior-backend-engineer-forward-deployed/

## About the role

Architect, develop, and maintain robust, scalable APIs and microservices using TypeScript (Node.js) to support conversational AI workflows Design, build, and manage orchestration services that coordinate workflows across AI systems, APIs, and external integrations

## What they're looking for

- 5+ years of experience in back-end development with a proven track record of building secure and scalable systems
- Strong proficiency in TypeScript and Node.js for API and service development
- Expertise in RESTful API and/or GraphQL development
- Experience building orchestration layers / workflow engines for distributed systems
- Deep understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, or Azure) and container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes)

Tags: Engineering