Backend Software Engineer

Location: San Francisco, CA (Remote)

Base Salary: Up to $300,000 + equity + benefits

About Us

We are a leading AI startup pushing the boundaries of artificial intelligence. Our team includes world-class AI researchers and engineers from top universities and tech companies, working together to build foundational AI systems that redefine what’s possible. Backed by top-tier investors, we operate at startup speed with research-grade ambition.

We’re looking for exceptional Backend Software Engineers to help architect, build, and scale the infrastructure that powers our AI systems and products.

What You’ll Do

• Design, build, and maintain highly scalable backend systems that support cutting-edge AI research and production workloads.
• Architect distributed systems for high throughput, low latency, and reliability at scale.
• Build robust APIs, data pipelines, and internal tooling to support model training, evaluation, deployment, and monitoring.
• Collaborate closely with AI researchers, ML engineers, and product teams to translate research into production-grade systems.
• Optimize system performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency across large-scale compute environments.
• Drive engineering best practices including testing, documentation, observability, and CI/CD.

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of professional backend software engineering experience (or equivalent demonstrated expertise).
• Strong proficiency in one or more backend languages such as Python, Go, Rust, Java, or C++.
• Deep experience designing and operating distributed systems and APIs at scale.
• Strong understanding of databases, caching systems, and messaging systems (e.g., Postgres, Redis, Kafka, etc.).
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Excellent problem-solving ability and engineering judgment.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset.

Nice to Have

• Experience building infrastructure for ML/AI workloads.
• Familiarity with large-scale training systems, GPU orchestration, or model serving platforms.
• Experience at high-growth startups or top-tier technology companies.
• Open-source contributions or published technical work.

Why Join Us

• Compensation: Base salary up to $300,000, plus meaningful equity and comprehensive benefits.
• Impact: Work directly on core systems powering next-generation AI models.
• Team: Collaborate with world-class researchers and engineers.
• Growth: Rapid learning, technical ownership, and career acceleration.
• Flexibility: Fully remote role with a San Francisco-based listing.

Our Benefits

• Competitive salary + equity
• Premium health, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible PTO
• Home office and equipment stipend
• Annual learning & development budget

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