# Member of Technical Staff, Backend at Profound

- Company: Profound
- What the company does: Profound is the AI marketing platform built for the agentic era. See what your customers ask AI, deploy agents to act on it, and measure the results in a collaborative workbench. Backed by Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed and Sequoia.
- Company website: https://tryprofound.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: New York, New York
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $140K to $230K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-02-09
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/profound/043bb5b3-3f78-45d8-a115-fb10f4ed3b09
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/profound-member-of-technical-staff-backend/

## About the role

Architect and develop high-performance backend systems that support AI-driven analytics Build and maintain scalable APIs to power real-time insights and data retrieval

## What they're looking for

- A strong portfolio or GitHub showcasing backend development expertise
- Proficient in Node.js, Python, or Rust, with experience in scalable backend architecture
- Deep understanding of databases including PostgreSQL, MySQL, or OLAP databases, and query optimization
- Experience designing efficient data pipelines and working with distributed systems
- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure such as AWS, GCP, or Azure and containerization including Docker and Kubernetes
- Strong grasp of security best practices, API authentication, and performance tuning

Tags: Engineering