Backend Engineer

Paperpile is seeking a Backend Engineer to work on data-heavy systems that support a literature database of over 250 million academic papers. In this role, you will build and optimize data ingestion pipelines, enhance search functionalities, manage PDF processing, and develop clean APIs. **Requirements:** - Strong backend engineering background with experience in production environments. - Proficient in deploying and operating services on AWS. - Experience designing and maintaining data ingestion pipelines from diverse sources. - Familiarity with web scraping and third-party data sources/APIs. - Proficient in Node.js and TypeScript (Java or Python experience is acceptable). - High standards for data quality, including correctness and consistency. - Solid understanding of full-text search systems, including indexing strategy and query optimization. - Proficient in building reliable REST APIs. **Preferred Experience:** - Familiarity with academic publishing formats (e.g., PubMed, Crossref, arXiv). - Experience with PDF processing pipelines at scale. - Knowledge of LLM-based document processing or ML pipelines for extracting structured data. - Experience with large-scale web crawling and scraping. **Compensation:** - Base salary: €60,000 – €90,000, depending on experience. - Bonus/equity program available. To apply, please mention the word **NOURISH** and tag RMzUuMTcwLjgyLjMw to confirm you've read the job post thoroughly.