Senior Product Backend Engineer

Focal Systems is the industry leader in retail AI solutions headquartered in San Francisco, California, with operations in Canada, the UK, and a tech hub in Poland. The company focuses on automating and optimizing brick and mortar retail using deep learning computer vision and has been deployed at scale with some of the top retailers in the world.

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent.
• 6+ years of professional software development experience as a backend engineer.
• 3+ years of experience with Python.
• Extensive experience with REST APIs.
• Experience working with data intensive applications and microservices.
• Experience with CI/CD tools, Docker, and knowledge of cloud deployments is a plus.
• Startup mentality and team player.
• Fluent in Polish with advanced English skills (written and spoken).
• Flexibility in adjusting working hours to meet the needs of a global and time zone-diverse team.
• Strong work ethic and commitment to completing assigned tasks and projects within established deadlines.
• Previous success in developing large-scale web applications with a user-focused mindset.

• Work with a talented team to continually iterate and improve the experience of internal and external users.
• Drive innovation by coming up with new and exciting ideas to creatively solve issues.
• Actively look for opportunities to improve the design and interface of the core web presence.
• Work with engineering teams to understand backend needs and ensure data persists in usable formats for front-end, middleware, diagnostics, and Deep Learning.
• Build scalable backend infrastructure using Python and Flask/FastAPI.
• Build deployment monitoring tools.
• Create tools to provide transparency and ease of access into the company's rich datasets stored across varying geographic locations and data formats.