about 4 hours ago
Remote, United Kingdom or Remote, PolandSenior
Responsibilities
- Lead backend features from early product discussions through technical design, implementation, rollout, and post-launch learning
- Build flows, APIs, and data models for agent-generated work items, implementation plans, durable specifications, and mergeable code
- Develop evaluation and benchmarking systems to measure workflow quality, token cost, and success rate
- Build reliable production systems with Ruby on Rails and Python using PostgreSQL, GraphQL, GitLab Duo Agent Platform, large language model APIs, and an AI gateway
- Collaborate with product, design, engineers, design partners, and users to shape scope and make practical trade-offs
- Coordinate multi-person projects and communicate decisions in an asynchronous, all-remote environment
- Mentor engineers and contribute to technical direction across the Plan group and related AI initiatives
- Work in short iterations, share progress through demos, and use results and user feedback to guide future work
Requirements
- Strong Ruby on Rails experience in a large production codebase and production experience with Python
- Experience driving substantial projects involving several engineers over multiple months with measurable user or business outcomes
- Experience owning product features end to end, including scope definition, trade-offs, user engagement, and post-launch learning
- Full-stack background with a current backend focus, including the ability to read modern frontend code and design effective APIs
- Strong API design and SQL fundamentals
- Experience exploring AI-assisted development
- Ability to work independently, collaborate across functions and regions, and provide technical leadership and mentorship
- Experience with GraphQL, PostgreSQL performance at scale, or building and evaluating large language model or agent systems is helpful but not required
Benefits
- Health, financial, and well-being benefits
- Flexible paid time off
- Team Member Resource Groups
- Equity compensation and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Growth and Development Fund
- Parental leave
- All roles are remote, with some location-based eligibility requirements
Tech Stack
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