Smartcat was founded in 2016 to help global enterprises create and manage their multilingual content. Today, Smartcat is the essential language AI platform for the global enterprise.
Our client-tailored language AI turns content in any format into any language, from documents to videos to complex websites and software, making global operations simple for any corporate team. It also allows any user to create new content by tapping into a multilingual enterprise library.
More than 1,000 global companies including 25% of the Fortune 500 trust Smartcat to communicate their innovations and ideas all over the world.
Smartcat’s vision is to realise a world where there is equal access to innovations and ideas.
Smartcat is backed by Matrix Partners, FJ Labs, and other leading VC firms focusing on SaaS, marketplaces and AI. You might recognize names like HubSpot, Zendesk, Uber, Stripe, RigUp, and Quora in their portfolios. Despite the economic recession, Smartcat is growing at 150% YoY. It's well-funded and capital efficient, providing a unique combination of a hyper-growth environment with downside protection and the ability to think and plan long-term.
Mission
As a Senior Backend Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of enhancing our platform's capabilities. You'll design and implement scalable, high-performance backend services that power critical features for our growing client base.
Outcomes
- Design, develop, and deploy backend services and APIs that solve real-world customer challenges
- Optimize application performance, scalability, and security
- Collaborate with product managers, frontend engineers, and DevOps to ensure seamless integration of services
- Troubleshoot and resolve production issues efficiently
- Actively participate in code reviews, knowledge sharing, and continuous learning
Requirements
- 8+ years of proven professional experience as a Software Engineer, with at least 3 years in .NET and C#
- 2+ years of experience in product companies (SaaS)
- Passion and strong skill for writing clean, maintainable, and testable code and well-documented C# code
- Experience with writing and maintaining Unit tests and E2E tests
- Advanced experience with MongoDB
- Upper-intermediate or higher English proficiency (written and spoken)
- Strong problem-solving skills and a growth mindset
- Readiness to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment with extreme focus, a strong sense of ownership, and determination
- Openness to constructive feedback and value the ideas and opinions of others
Our technologies
- Backend: .NET Core (C#), Python
- Frontend: Vue.js 2/3, Nuxt 3, Typescript
- Databases: MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch
- Messaging Queue: Kafka
- Cloud Provider: Amazon AWS
- Monitoring & Logging: ELK (EFK), Prometheus, Grafana
- Fully remote team
We are a global team of 200+ enthusiastic people spread across 30+ countries. We have been fully remote since 2020, with some locations populated with more Smartcaters than others, such as Boston, NYC, SF, the Bay Area, London, and Lisbon. - Innovating a $50 Billion industry
Smartcat’s innovative business model taps into this $50B language translation industry with a platform allowing enterprise end users to stop using traditional outsourcing and enjoy easy-to-use AI-powered SaaS that delivers immediate high-quality results at a fraction of the cost. - High impact role enabling innovation and inclusion in organizations
You will enjoy building with us. You will drive changes in how an old-fashioned global language industry operates while improving how hundreds of thousands of people work and millions of people exchange knowledge and ideas worldwide. - Join the rocketship to scale-up 10x and beyond together
We are looking for someone to become an integral part of our team and play a crucial role in the most exciting part of our journey: transitioning from a post-Series C startup to a company exceeding $100M in ARR and $1B in valuation. Our journey isn’t for the faint of heart. We are growing at 130% YoY, thanks to our strong product-market fit and high-performing team, and plan to accelerate from here. - Smartcat Culture: Where Diversity Meets High Performance
At Smartcat, we are committed to building a culture that highlights respect and appreciation for each individual's unique background and perspective, while maintaining a strong focus on results and clear, honest and direct communication. We believe in welcoming everyone and fostering an inclusive environment where team members can be their authentic selves at work. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion is steadfast, and we stand firmly against discrimination and harassment.
What We Do
Smartcat is the essential language AI platform for any global enterprise.
Our client-tailored language AI turns content in any format into any language, from documents to videos to complex websites and software, making global operations simple for any corporate team.
It also allows any user to create new content by tapping into a multilingual enterprise library. Teams get results at 1/100 of the cost in minutes, not weeks, and never have to make the same edits twice with adaptive AI that remembers every update made by any team member.
The editing process can be scaled up in no time by accessing the largest embedded marketplace of linguists and editors, all AI-automated. More than 1,000 global companies including 20% of the Fortune 500 trust Smartcat to communicate their innovations and ideas all over the world
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Remote Workspace
Employees work remotely.
Our HQ is in Boston, United States, but our workforce is global — from San Francisco to New York, Barcelona to Istanbul, and beyond! The choice is yours at Smartcat.
