Senior II Backend Engineer
ABOUT ETHYCA
Ethyca is redefining trust in the age of AI. We build automated data privacy infrastructure that embeds governance directly into data, ensuring policy, consent, and control live wherever data moves. Our clients include The New York Times and the world's most advanced organizations scaling AI responsibly. We're on a mission to make trust, respect, and privacy a default feature of every tech stack.
THE ROLE
As a Senior II Backend Engineer at Ethyca, you will be a technical leader and force multiplier on the engineering team. You'll architect and build the core systems that power Fides enabling enterprises to manage data governance, consent, and privacy rights at massive scale. This role demands deep technical expertise, strategic thinking, and the ability to mentor others while shipping high-impact features that directly affect how the world's largest organizations deploy AI responsibly.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
1. TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP & ARCHITECTURE
- Lead the design and implementation of major system components, from DSR orchestration to API integrations to high-performance data processing pipelines
- Make critical decisions about system design, data models, and technology choices that will scale to support Fortune 500 customers processing billions of privacy requests
- Identify architectural risks and scaling bottlenecks before they become issues; propose solutions that keep us ahead of customer needs
- Champion best practices in code quality, testing, observability, and documentation; raise the bar for the entire team
2. BUILD & SHIP HIGH-IMPACT FEATURES
- Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code that serves millions of users and meets enterprise-grade reliability standards
- Take projects from concept through design, implementation, testing, deployment, and iteration; driving outcomes, not just completing tasks
- Balance speed and excellence; ship rapidly while maintaining high standards for code quality, testing, and docum...