
Backend Engineer, AI
LaunchDarkly12 days ago
Base Salary
$116k - $188k/yr
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain scalable backend services and APIs for the AI Configs product.
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineering teams to enhance GenAI workflows.
- Continuously optimize the performance, reliability, and scalability of backend systems.
- Participate in architecture and design discussions with senior engineers.
- Stay updated with the latest developments in AI and software development best practices.
- Take ownership of production code and participate in on-call rotations.
Requirements
- 2-4 years of experience with server-side programming languages such as Java, Scala, Ruby, Python, or Golang.
- Willingness to work 2 days per week in the Oakland, CA office.
- Hands-on experience building GenAI features or working with Large Language Models (LLMs).
- Understanding of prompt engineering, fine-tuning models, or deploying AI services in production.
- Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining RESTful APIs.
- Experience writing production-ready code with a focus on quality and maintainability.
- Experience with distributed systems or data ingestion.
- Strong computer science fundamentals.
- Commitment to a communicative and collaborative work environment.
- Ability to navigate ambiguous challenges in a rapidly evolving domain.
- Strong sense of ownership and accountability for delivering impactful solutions.
- Proven ability to work closely with Product and Design teams in a fast-paced environment.