6 months ago
Remote, United StatesSenior
Base Salary
$200k - $250k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain backend systems and infrastructure for web-scale AI-driven products.
- Improve platform scalability, reliability, performance, and security for millions of users.
- Contribute to open-source projects and integrate new technologies into the platform.
- Develop and maintain production databases and optimize scalable query patterns.
- Refactor existing systems to reduce technical debt and improve maintainability.
- Define architectural patterns and team practices that support long-term growth.
- Collaborate with infrastructure and DevOps teams on deployment and monitoring strategies.
Requirements
- Proven experience building and deploying mission-critical services with a focus on scalability and performance.
- Familiarity with Kubernetes, deployment pipelines, and debugging system-level issues.
- Expertise designing and maintaining scalable SQL and NoSQL databases.
- Open-source contribution or maintenance experience is a plus.
- Ability to solve complex technical challenges and deliver maintainable solutions.
- Strong communication and teamwork skills for collaboration across technical teams.
Benefits
- Remote position open to candidates based in the United States.
- Co-working spaces in the San Francisco Bay Area and New York with regular in-person gatherings and sessions.
- Flexible PTO, U.S. holidays, and a one-week December shutdown.
- Health insurance covering 100% of the policyholder and 75% of dependents.
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave in the United States.
- 401(k) program with a 3% match, vested immediately.
- $500 work-from-home stipend usable within one year of the start date.
- $600 technology stipend for eligible hybrid/remote cell phone and internet expenses.
- $1,200 annual health and wellness allowance.
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About You.com
You.com builds AI search infrastructure and Web Search APIs that let developers and enterprises retrieve real-time, citation-backed web and domain data for AI agents and applications, powered by vertical-specific indices. It also operates a consumer AI search engine and chat interface. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in San Francisco, the privately held company monetizes through API and enterprise offerings that integrate search and reasoning into software and workflows.