Backend Engineer

Agora is a leading SaaS and FinTech platform transforming how real estate investment firms manage their capital, investors, and operations. Trusted by 700+ GPs, owners/operators, and investment firms globally, we help teams streamline the full lifecycle of investment management - from fundraising and onboarding to reporting, distributions, tax, and back-office automation.

But we're more than just software. We're a team of bold thinkers, innovators, and real estate enthusiasts who believe complex processes should feel simple. Our platform combines modern technology with expert services, helping our customers raise more capital, deliver a better investor experience, and scale their businesses smarter.

Agora is backed by top-tier VCs like Insight Partners and Qumra Capital, and we're growing fast. We've been named one of Globes' Most Promising Startups, recognized as a Best Start-Up Companies to Work For by Duns 100, and one of Business Insider's Hottest PropTech Startups.

About the role:

We are looking for a
Backend Engineer (Data-Oriented)
to join our
Data & Backend Infrastructure team
.

As a Backend Engineer with a strong data focus, you'll take ownership of Agora's data processes—designing, building, and maintaining the ETLs and data pipelines that power our BI and analytics systems. A key part of your role will be developing and improving the data pipelines that onboard new clients, ensuring their data is integrated smoothly and reliably. You'll make sure our platform remains performant and scalable, enabling hundreds of clients to grow successfully with Agora.

This role combines technical excellence with business impact: you'll work hands-on with ETLs, data pipelines, databases, and orchestration frameworks, while developing a broad understanding of Agora's product domains to support data-driven decisions across the company. You'll collaborate closely with Product, Customer Success, Analytics, DevOps, and other development teams to deliver data solutions that truly move the needle.

About the Team:

The
Data & Backend Infrastructure team
is on a mission to build reliable and efficient infrastructure that supports Agora's developers and enhances their Developer Experience (DevEx). We own company-wide foundations such as authentication, data storage, and data processing, ensuring the platform can scale reliably as Agora grows. As part of this team, you'll help shape the technical backbone that supports our entire engineering organization, working in close collaboration with DevOps and other development teams.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in backend or data engineering
• Strong experience with relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL preferred) and familiarity with non-relational databases (MongoDB, etc.)
• Proven experience designing, building, and maintaining ETLs and data pipelines
• Experience with data orchestration and workflow management frameworks such as Argo Workflows, Apache Airflow or similar
• Proficiency in Python for backend and data engineering tasks

Bonus:

• Experience developing production-grade APIs
• / TypeScript backend experience
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker, and Infrastructure-as-Code tools
• Experience working with customer onboarding pipelines or client-facing data flows
• Strong business and product domain understanding, with the ability to support data across multiple product areas
• Knowledge of data modeling, BI systems, and analytics infrastructure

Equal opportunity:

״Agora Software is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with our mission of serving a diverse and global audience, we value a diverse workforce and inclusive culture which reflects that. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, disability, and veteran status.״