Backend Engineer (Member of Technical Staff)
Full-time | On-site | San Francisco, California
$200K – $325K + Equity
About the Role
We’re seeking a Backend Engineer with 5+ years of experience who thrives on building impactful systems from the ground up. This person will own core infrastructure powering machine learning capabilities and play a key role in driving architectural decisions for high-scale, data-intensive applications.
What You’ll Do
- Design and build the systems that deploy and manage ML models in both training and production environments
- Lead architectural decisions for backend services enabling fast iteration on user-facing experiences
- Build integrations between inference systems, monitoring, data pipelines, and application layers
- Extract structured data from complex documents and optimize for quality, reliability, and scalability
- Develop backend layers that support core business logic and integrate with third-party APIs
- Contribute to CI/CD workflows that accelerate delivery and improve developer productivity
- Collaborate with domain experts and internal users to identify key requirements
What We’re Looking For
- 5+ years of backend engineering experience, ideally with Python as a core language
- Background in building scalable distributed systems or data-heavy products
- Strong understanding of system design, data modeling, and API architecture
- Proven ability to make pragmatic technical decisions in fast-moving environments
Compensation & Work Setup
- Salary: $200K – $325K base + stock options
- Location: On-site in Union Square, San Francisco (5 days in office)
- Visa sponsorship available
About the Company
We’re an early-stage AI company building systems that automate complex document processing and data extraction tasks for enterprise customers. Our platform blends machine learning, LLMs, and intuitive developer integrations to transform manual workflows into fully automated, high-accuracy pipelines.
- Founded: 2023
- Team Size: ~20
- Tech Stack: Python, modern data/ML infrastructure
- Acquired: Recently joined a major global information technology group in 2025
Interview Process
- 30-minute intro call with the recruiting team
- 45-minute technical screen with an engineering leader
- 90-minute pair coding session
- Optional 30-minute conversation with CEO
- Final onsite interview (5–6 hours)