8h ago
Senior Backend Engineer
Palo Alto, California
$350k-$500k / year
full-timeleadai-ml Visa Sponsor
๐ Tech Stack
๐ผ About This Role
You'll own the backend systems powering agentic workflows for conversational AI. You'll collaborate across research and product teams to enable rapid iteration and high reliability. This role directly impacts the pace of product development and stability of production systems.
๐ฏ What You'll Do
- Design and build backend systems for agentic workflows
- Operate high-availability inference and conversation pipelines
- Build internal platform pieces like service templates and CI/CD
- Partner with applied researchers and frontend engineers on features
๐ Requirements
- 10-15 years of backend engineering experience in cloud environments
- Experience building and operating agentic AI systems in production
- Strong production experience with Python, Postgres, Redis, and cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure)
- Practical experience with LLM application patterns like RAG and tool use
โจ Nice to Have
- Experience with agent orchestration frameworks like LangGraph
- Background in streaming, queueing, or vector data infrastructure
- Past on-call ownership of customer-facing services with strict SLOs
๐ Benefits & Perks
- ๐ Medical, dental, and vision options
- ๐ฐ 401k matching program
- ๐๏ธ Unlimited PTO
- ๐ถ Parental leave for all parents and caregivers
- ๐ Visa support for international employees
๐จ Hiring Process
Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks ยท AI estimate
- 1Recruiter Screenยท 30 min
- 2Technical Interviewยท 60 min
- 3System Design Interviewยท 60 min
- 4Hiring Manager Interviewยท 45 min
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