Backend Engineer

About Cypris:

At Cypris, we're building the single ecosystem for global innovation data. Cypris is an AI-powered research tool that centralizes data sources like scientific papers, global patents, market news, and company data into one platform. Cypris arms users with access to unique insights from 500M+ global data points, answering key questions about their market, competitors, core technologies & more to support new product development, commercial strategy & accelerate global innovation.

We’re connecting R&D teams to the global innovation landscape like the Bloomberg Terminal did for the finance world & Pitchbook for venture capital. Current users include leading R&D & innovation teams at mid-size to Fortune 100 companies operating in emerging markets like aerospace, genomics, cancer research, autonomous vehicles, and more.

About the role: 

We're looking for a Backend Engineer to join our team. You'll work on optimizing our microservices architecture, designing efficient data stores, and deploying applications on our GCP stack. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to our platform's mission to provide data-driven insights to R&D teams.

In This Role, You Will: 

• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following software engineering principles and best practices.
• Design and implement efficient data stores, including schema design and optimization to enhance performance.
• Ensure scalability within a microservices architecture to support increased usage and traffic.
• Deploy and manage applications on our GCP stack, leveraging Docker and Kubernetes for efficient containerization and orchestration.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues in production environments, ensuring high availability and reliability.
• Stay current with industry trends and technologies to incorporate relevant advancements into our process.

A Key Candidate Will Have: 

• 2-3 years of experience in software development, with a focus on backend engineering.
• Previously worked in a small/startup environment juggling priorities, a fast-paced setting, and being a self-starter with a keen sense of end-to-end ownership to deliver.
• Understanding of software engineering principles and best practices, such as test-driven development and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD).
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with a cross-functional team.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field.

Technologies we use

• GCP
• Java Spring Boot
• JavaScript (Angular a plus)
• MongoDB
• Elastic Search
• Python