# Software Engineer (Backend & LLM) at NewsCatcher

- Company: NewsCatcher (YC S22)
- What the company does: Turning the web into a structured database of real world events. Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://newscatcherapi.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: LB / UA / PL / LT / RO / Remote (LB; UA; PL; LT; RO)
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $60K to $85K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-03-23
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/newscatcher/jobs/cuGf2UW-software-engineer-backend-llm
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/newscatcher-software-engineer-backend-and-llm/

## What they're looking for

- 3+ years of experience in B2B SaaS as Backend / Software / Data Engineer
- Strong systems thinker with attention to performance and scalability
- Comfortable working with both SQL and NoSQL databases
- Experience shipping LLM-based functionality into production
- Able to move from prototype → stable, maintainable architecture
- Strong Python (including async workloads)

Tags: Engineering