2d ago
Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Palo Alto HQ
$185k-$300k / year
full-timeseniorai-ml
🛠 Tech Stack
💼 About This Role
You'll architect and build scalable backend and agentic services for Pika's web, mobile, and multi-platform products. You'll own backend logic end-to-end—from database modeling to API design, infrastructure, and production reliability. Your decisions will directly impact how millions of users experience Pika.
🎯 What You'll Do
- Architect and build scalable backend and agentic services
- Own backend logic end-to-end from modeling to production
- Design and build real-time systems and agent orchestration
- Scale infrastructure for throughput, latency, and reliability
📋 Requirements
- 5+ years of backend engineering experience building production services
- Experience architecting agentic solutions or multi-agent systems
- Proficiency in Node.js, Python, or Go
- Strong understanding of distributed systems and event-driven architectures
✨ Nice to Have
- Experience with AI/LLM integration
- Experience with multi-tenant SaaS platforms
- Previous startup experience
🎁 Benefits & Perks
- 💰 Competitive compensation ($185K – $300K + equity)
- 🏖️ Stock options (0.1% – 0.3%)
- 🏢 Onsite work in Palo Alto HQ
📨 Hiring Process
Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks · AI estimate
- 1Recruiter Call· 30 min
- 2Technical Screen· 60 min
- 3Onsite Interviews· 4 hours
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