9h ago

Staff Backend Engineer

San Francisco

$350k-$500k / year

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🛠 Tech Stack

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💼 About This Role

You'll lead the technical direction of Giga's backend systems, building AI agents trusted by companies like DoorDash. You'll own complex projects and architectural decisions that affect the whole platform, writing code and shipping while mentoring peers through collaboration. This is a unique opportunity to shape a generational AI company with proven commercial success and a clear path forward.

🎯 What You'll Do

  • Design and evolve agent infrastructure for scale and reliability
  • Own ambiguous, high-stakes projects that impact the business
  • Identify system gaps and build cases for technical strategy
  • Set engineering standards through code review and design

📋 Requirements

  • 7+ years of backend engineering experience
  • Track record of leading complex projects
  • Ability to turn vague problems into clear technical approaches
  • Experience building systems that scaled

✨ Nice to Have

  • Experience with voice AI or real-time systems
  • Deep expertise in Python (Django/FastAPI) and TypeScript
  • Experience working at a rapidly growing startup

🎁 Benefits & Perks

  • 🍽️ Catered lunch daily
  • 💪 $150/month wellness benefit (gym, fitness, mental health)
  • 👶 12 weeks maternal / 6 weeks paternal paid leave
  • 🏥 Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 🚆 Commuter benefits
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