Senior Software Engineer, Backend — Frontier Data

• Own major backend systems for frontier agentic data products, driving projects from early exploration through production deployment
• Build scalable services and pipelines that support agent workflows (e.g., coding, tool-use orchestration, GUI/computer-use tasks), with strong reliability and observability
• Architect modular, reusable backend systems that adapt to evolving product needs while maintaining scalability, reliability, and clean interfaces
• Operate in high-ambiguity environments: break down open-ended problems, propose approaches, and execute with speed and clarity
• Partner cross-functionally with product, research/ML, and infrastructure teams to define requirements and ship impactful systems
• Improve system performance and cost efficiency through thoughtful architecture, profiling, and iterative optimization
• Raise the engineering bar through design reviews, code reviews, and pragmatic best practices

• 5+ years of full-time software engineering experience (post-graduation)
• Strong backend engineering fundamentals: distributed systems, API design, data modeling, and production reliability
• Strong experience with Docker and containerized development/production environments (building images, debugging, and operating container-based services)
• Demonstrated ability to ship quickly in ambiguous, fast-changing environments (high-growth startup experience is a plus)
• Experience building systems that scale: queues, async processing, workflow engines, data pipelines, or similar
• Comfort working close to AI/ML systems (production experience welcome
• curiosity and strong fundamentals also valued)
• Proficiency with SQL and modern database-backed application development

High-growth startup experience

• Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage
• retirement benefits
• a learning and development stipend
• generous PTO
• equity grant
• commuter stipend