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As a Backend Engineer at Techstars, you will be the connective tissue between our data infrastructure and the product teams building Techstars OS — the operating system that drives how we run accelerators, support founders, and make investment decisions. You will own our data pipelines, keep our cloud infrastructure stable and secure, and work across teams to ship reliable, observable systems. This role blends backend data engineering with platform/infrastructure work; the right person is equally comfortable building an ELT pipeline as they are debugging a Kubernetes deploymentWhat you will doDesign, build, and maintain data pipelines that ingest, transform, and serve data across Techstars systems — including Salesforce, PostgreSQL, Kafka, and internal APIsOwn and evolve our Kubernetes-based infrastructure (Helm, OpenTofu, Github Actions), including deployment tooling, secrets management, and cluster healthPartner with our senior security engineer on infrastructure reliability — incident response, observability, and proactive improvements to keep things stableMaintain and improve our PostgreSQL database layer: schema design, migrations, query performance, and data integritySupport Salesforce data flows and integrations with our broader platformBuild and maintain internal tooling and integrations that connect third-party SaaS tools to Techstars OSContribute to engineering standards: CI/CD practices, testing, code review, documentationWork in an agile team environment with a product backlog, sprints, and regular delivery to productionWhat you bringSolid experience building and maintaining data pipelines — ETL/ELT, data ingestion, transformation, and delivery to downstream consumersProficiency with PostgreSQL: schema design, migrations, query optimization, data modelingHands-on experience with Kubernetes in production (AWS EKS a plus), including familiarity with Helm, kubectl, and debugging workloadsExperience with infrastructure-as-code tooling (OpenTofu, Terraform)Strong Python skills for data engineering, scripting, and automationStrong understanding of agentic development in a team environmentFamiliarity with AWS services (S3, RDS, Lambda, IAM, and related tooling)A DevOps mindset: you care about observability (Prometheus/Grafana experience a plus), reliability, and what happens after code shipsExcellent debugging and troubleshooting skills — you can work from symptoms to root cause on unfamiliar systemsExperience working in agile development environments with a product teamStrong communication skills — you work well across teams and can explain technical tradeoffs clearlyNice to haveExperience with Salesforce data structures and CRM-adjacent integrationsKnowledge of financial or investment data (venture capital, startup portfolio management)Familiarity with data pipeline orchestration tools (Airflow or similar)Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript for backend servicesPrior work at a startup, accelerator, or investment firmCompensation & BenefitsSalary Range: 115,000 - 130,000Benefits: Techstars offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, and paid time off.About TechstarsSince 2006, Techstars has been investing in the world’s most ambitious founders. We find great founders early, through a global network two decades in the making, and back them with capital, mentorship, and the connections they need to grow.Techstars is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, age, national origin, religion, physical or mental handicaps or disabilities, marital status, Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity nor any other basis prohibited by law.Techstars uses E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires.Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
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