8h ago

Senior Backend Engineer

Palo Alto, California

$350k-$500k / year

full-timeleadai-ml Visa Sponsor

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๐Ÿ’ผ 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.

๐ŸŽฏ 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

๐Ÿ“‹ 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

โœจ 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

๐ŸŽ Benefits & Perks

  • ๐Ÿ’Š Medical, dental, and vision options
  • ๐Ÿ’ฐ 401k matching program
  • ๐Ÿ–๏ธ Unlimited PTO
  • ๐Ÿ‘ถ Parental leave for all parents and caregivers
  • ๐Ÿ›‚ Visa support for international employees

๐Ÿ“จ Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks ยท AI estimate

  1. 1Recruiter Screenยท 30 min
  2. 2Technical Interviewยท 60 min
  3. 3System Design Interviewยท 60 min
  4. 4Hiring Manager Interviewยท 45 min
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