About
Cyndx is an Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing (NLP) platform that offers 'search and discovery' solutions for entrepreneurs, start-ups, investors, and acquirers. Our subscription-based solution helps enhance capital raising, acquisitions, and other business opportunities. Our platform hosts data on over 20 million companies world-wide and is used by some of the largest financial institutions in the world.As a backend engineer at Cyndx to join our growing team in West Palm Beach.
This is an ideal role for someone early in their career who wants to gain hands-on experience building and deploying cloud-based applications using Python and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). You’ll work alongside senior engineers and product managers to build scalable backend services that power our platform.This role will be located in our West Palm Beach office. Please note that we are currently working on a hybrid model and are in the office for four days and remote for one day each week. Remote work is not a possibility in this role.
Learn More
Want to learn more about Cyndx? Read some of our recent press coverage:
- Forbes: Couples's Complementary Skills build Successful Investment Discovery Platform
- Business Insider: How Investors are Getting Data on the Private Markets
- How AI and NLP are Changing the Way we Invest in Private Markets
Key Responsibilities
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of Python-based backend services
- Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code following object-oriented design principles
- Assist in deploying applications to GCP environments such as Cloud Run, App Engine, or Cloud Functions
- Participate in building and improving CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
- Write and troubleshoot SQL queries for data access and transformation
- Participate in team code reviews and technical discussions
- Collaborate closely with team members across engineering, QA, and product
Basic Qualifications
- 0–2 years of backend software development experience using Python
- Understanding of object-oriented programming concepts
- Exposure to cloud platforms (GCP preferred, AWS/Azure acceptable)
- Familiarity with CI/CD tools and processes (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab CI)
- Basic knowledge of SQL and relational databases
- Strong communication and teamwork skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Python web frameworks like Flask, FastAPI, or Django
- Exposure to GCP services such as Cloud SQL, Cloud Functions, or App Engine
- Understanding of RESTful API design
- Familiarity with Docker and/or Kubernetes
- Coursework or internship experience with cloud-native or distributed systems
- Interest in working in an agile and fast-paced environment
What We Offer
- In-person mentorship and learning opportunities with experienced engineers
- A collaborative and supportive team culture
- Competitive salary and benefits
- Opportunities for growth within a high-impact product team
