# Backend Engineer at Happenstance

- Company: Happenstance
- What the company does: AI-powered network search for sales, recruiting, finding a job, fundraising, and more. Find warm intros, discover mutual connections, and research people across LinkedIn, Gmail, Twitter, and other networks. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://happenstance.ai
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Francisco, CA, US
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2025-12-03
- Apply by: 2026-10-12
- Apply: https://happenstance.ai/careers#backend-engineer
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/happenstance-backend-engineer/

## About the role

Build the reliable systems behind our search and agent infrastructure. Own foundational architecture, remove bottlenecks, and help us scale with confidence.

## What they're looking for

- Building core data indexing and ingestion pipelines for new data sources
- Owning infrastructure as code with Terraform or OpenTofu and workflow orchestration with tools like Hatchet or Temporal
- Giving AI agents safe, autonomous access to AWS, GitHub, orchestration, and other backend systems through least-privilege controls and clear, auditable boundaries
- Identifying performance optimizations and scaling bottlenecks proactively
- Building integrations with third-party services