Staff Software Engineer, Backend (Product)

Job Description

Define and design the system architecture for AI-native product surfaces, including generation pipelines and evaluation frameworks. Lead cross-team technical strategies to align product, AI, and infrastructure teams on scalable AI systems.

Requirements: Requires over 10 years of experience building complex, data-intensive distributed systems and a track record of owning technical direction for ambiguous problem spaces. Candidates should possess strong product intuition and the ability to lead cross-functional initiatives without direct authority.

Key Skills: System Design, Backend Engineering, AI Orchestration, Distributed Systems, Data Modeling, Technical Strategy, LLM Integration, RAG, API Design, Scalability, Product Intuition, Cross-team Leadership, Evaluation Frameworks, Generation Pipelines, Performance Optimization, Prompt Engineering