Backend Engineer- Console Team

Company Overview

Deepgram is the leading voice AI platform for developers building speech-to-text (STT), text-to-speech (TTS) and full speech-to-speech (STS) offerings. 200,000+ developers build with Deepgram’s voice-native foundational models – accessed through APIs or as self-managed software – due to our unmatched accuracy, latency and pricing. Customers include software companies building voice products, co-sell partners working with large enterprises, and enterprises solving internal voice AI use cases. The company ended 2024 cash-flow positive with 400+ enterprise customers, 3.3x annual usage growth across the past 4 years, over 50,000 years of audio processed and over 1 trillion words transcribed. There is no organization in the world that understands voice better than Deepgram

Opportunity

The Console team owns authorization, usage, and billing for Deepgram’s voice APIs and manages self-service payments for our pay-as-you-go and growth plans. In this backend role, you’ll build APIs for end-users to manage their projects, APIs for the developer console and API playground, and internal APIs for managing contracts. Recent launches include support for voice agent pricing, token-based authentication, and our billing breakdown endpoint, which powers charts in the developer console.

We’re a full-stack team that values high-quality, iterative delivery and thoughtful code design. We care deeply about schema design, database performance, and the long-term maintainability of our systems. We use Rust for its strong type system, memory safety, and ability to deliver reliable, high-performance services without sacrificing development speed.

What You’ll Do

• Design, develop, deploy, and monitor backend services using Rust, Nomad, and PostgreSQL

• Develop deep expertise in a few areas while remaining comfortable diving into new parts of the codebase

• Participate in code reviews and architecture discussions, fostering a culture of clarity, curiosity, and shared ownership

• Translate high-level product requirements into parallelizable, incrementally releasable tasks

• Balance short-term deliverables with long-term investments in efficiency, scalability, and performance

It’s Important To Us That You Have

• 3+ years of experience on a full-stack or backend team

• Professional experience with statically typed, memory-safe languages (e.g., Go, Rust, C++)

• Experience optimizing database performance through efficient schema design, query optimization, and indexing strategies

• Strong communication skills and the ability to navigate technical tradeoffs collaboratively

It Would Be Great if You Had

• Experience with Rust

• Previous work in high transaction services like message queue systems or billing systems

• Prior experience with voice technology and AI-driven applications

Backed by prominent investors including Y Combinator, Madrona, Tiger Global, Wing VC and NVIDIA, Deepgram has raised over $85 million in total funding. If you're looking to work on cutting-edge technology and make a significant impact in the AI industry, we'd love to hear from you!

Deepgram is an equal opportunity employer. We want all voices and perspectives represented in our workforce. We are a curious bunch focused on collaboration and doing the right thing. We put our customers first, grow together and move quickly. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information, political affiliation, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.

We are happy to provide accommodations for applicants who need them.