Backend Engineer

Modulate

$140K — $170K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Strong experience with object-oriented Python
  • Experience designing and building APIs in production environments
  • Proven ability to collaborate effectively within engineering teams
  • Experience building greenfield systems and scaling existing products

Responsibilities

  • Develop and iterate on early-stage products crucial to Modulate's success
  • Expand the capabilities and use cases supported by APIs
  • Improve scalability, reliability, and performance across core systems
  • Establish strong architectural foundations for long-term growth
  • Accelerate Modulate's ability to serve both B2B and B2C customers
  • Collaborate with engineers and product leaders to scope, design, and execute API projects
  • Maintain and operate production APIs to ensure reliability and performance

Benefits

  • Full health, dental, and vision coverage
  • Flexible PTO culture
  • Weekly team lunches with dietary accommodations
  • Hybrid work model with core in-office days
  • Regular leadership and industry learning sessions
  • Support for career development and continued learning
  • Up to 8 weeks work-from-anywhere policy
  • Inclusive, human-centered company culture
Full Job Description
We're looking for a Backend Engineer to help build and scale our Developer and Enterprise APIs.
Your Impact

You will play a critical role in bringing our world-class ML audio models to market through robust, scalable APIs. Your work will directly impact both our product velocity and our ability to serve enterprise and developer customers.
  • Develop and Iterate on early-stage products that are key to Modulate's success
  • Expand the capabilities and use cases supported by our APIs
  • Improve scalability, reliability, and performance across core systems
  • Establish strong architectural foundations for long-term growth
  • Accelerate Modulate's ability to serve both B2B and B2C customers
What You Will Do
  • Collaborate with engineers and product leaders to scope, design, and execute API projects
  • Design, build, test, and deploy API features and improvements
  • Maintain and operate production APIs to ensure reliability and performance
  • Debug issues and continuously improve system stability and scalability
  • Contribute to team knowledge through mentorship, demos, and technical discussions
What We Are Looking For
  • Strong experience with object-oriented Python
  • Experience designing and building APIs in production environments
  • Proven ability to collaborate effectively within engineering teams
  • Experience building greenfield systems and scaling existing products
Benefits

At Modulate, we prioritize people and sustainability-because doing great work requires feeling supported and safe. Some of our key benefits include:
  • Competitive salary + equity- Full health, dental, and vision coverage
  • Flexible PTO, with a strong culture of taking it
  • Weekly team lunches with dietary accommodations
  • Hybrid work: core in-office days with flexible remote options
  • Regular leadership and industry learning sessions
  • Support for career development and continued learning
  • Up to 8 weeks work-from-anywhere policy
  • A deeply inclusive, human-centered culture
Pay Transparency

Modulate believes in transparency as a cornerstone of equity and trust. Compensation for this role is based on seniority, skills, and experience.

Salary: $140,000 to 170,000
Equity: Offered
Other perks: HSA, FSA, 15 holidays, professional growth resources

$140,000 - $170,000 a year

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