Staff Backend Engineer, Operations

📋 Description

• Lead the technical design and delivery of major backend initiatives, including services, data
• Define technical direction for large-scale LLM systems, balancing reliability, cost, latency
• Drive architectural discussions and make high-impact systems design decisions across the product.
• Deliver significant product improvements and innovations while helping scope new features and
• Manage technical debt strategically, determining when to prioritize rapid delivery and when to
• Collaborate with product and business stakeholders to guide organization-wide decisions, balancing

🎯 Requirements

• 8+ years of software engineering experience building and operating backend systems at scale.
• Demonstrated experience serving as the technical lead for at least one significant project or
• Hands-on experience working with LLMs in production and understanding the challenges of deploying
• Strong proficiency in Python, the primary language used across the technology stack; candidates
• Experience with AWS, serverless technologies such as Lambda and Step Functions, asynchronous
• Strong understanding of relational databases and performance optimization, ideally with PostgreSQL.

🎁 Benefits

• Competitive annual salary based on experience and location: Zone 1 – New York and San Francisco
• Significant equity options package.
• 20 days of paid time off annually.
• Global team offsites and opportunities to connect with colleagues across locations.
• Healthy living and gym stipend.
• Mobile phone bill stipend.