Gamma
Software Engineer, Distributed Systems - Trust & Safety
$180K–$310K
San Francisco · On-site · Full-time · Posted Jul 15, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of backend engineering experience building scalable, high-traffic production systems.
About the job
Build and scale distributed trust and safety systems that detect and prevent abuse, fraud, spam, and malicious content for Gamma users.
What you'll do
- Design and operate real-time detection and prevention infrastructure, including rate limiting, content scanning, anomaly detection, and account security.
- Build distributed systems, APIs, event pipelines, data models, and internal tools for abuse detection and investigation.
- Use AI/LLM-based detection and automated triage workflows to respond to evolving threats.
What they ask for
- Strong systems thinking and experience building highly available web APIs.
- Proficiency in backend technologies such as Node.js or Python, and databases such as PostgreSQL or Redis.
- Experience with event streaming systems and high-volume event pipelines.
- Hands-on experience implementing trust features such as rate limiting, content detection, and fraud prevention.
Nice to have
- Experience with AI/LLMs for content moderation, or familiarity with TypeScript, Prisma, Apollo GraphQL, or AWS.
- Experience building AI-assisted moderation pipelines or real-time collaboration systems.
Pay
$180K–$310K (base salary)
Tools
Node.js, Python, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kafka, TypeScript, Prisma, Apollo GraphQL
AI focus
Use AI/LLM-based detection and automated moderation, triage, investigation, and response workflows to identify AI-generated phishing, fraud, and malicious content.
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