Member of Technical Staff - Backend Engineer Job at Endor Labs (Palo Alto)

Member of Technical Staff - Platform Engineer

Platform Engineer to join our team building backend infrastructure for new ML-po...

Location

United States , Palo Alto

Salary:

175000.00 - 350000.00 USD / Year

Inflection AI

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Backend engineering experience with Python, TypeScript, or Node.js
Hands-on experience working with production PyTorch models, model checkpoints, and inference logic
Strong knowledge of building APIs and services that are scalable, stable, and secure
Passion for bridging backend engineering and ML systems, especially at the infrastructure layer
Familiarity with tools such as FastAPI, Postgres, Redis, Kubernetes, and React
Desire to be hands-on and contribute to shaping the foundation of a new enterprise ML product
Have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field to the offered position requirements

Job Responsibility

Build and maintain backend services to support LLM integration, inference orchestration, and data flow
Write clean, reliable Python code for experimentation, model integration, and production systems
Collaborate closely with ML researchers to rapidly iterate on product ideas and deploy features
Design and implement infrastructure to handle scalable inference workloads and enterprise-level use cases
Own system components and ensure reliability, observability, and maintainability from day one

What we offer

Diverse medical, dental and vision options
401k matching program
Unlimited paid time off
Parental leave and flexibility for all parents and caregivers
Support of country-specific visa needs for international employees living in the Bay Area
Competitive stock options

Member of Technical Staff – Backend

As a backend engineer at Inflection, you will own the platforms, systems, and se...

Location

United States , Palo Alto

Salary:

175000.00 - 350000.00 USD / Year

Inflection AI

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

5+ years of experience building and scaling backend systems for high-throughput applications
Fluent in building distributed systems with Python, Go, Rust, or similar languages
Comfortable with cloud-native architectures (e.g., Kubernetes, gRPC, Postgres, Redis, Kafka)
Owned backend services end-to-end—from design and implementation to deployment, monitoring, and debugging
Thrive in fast-paced environments where you can move quickly without sacrificing engineering rigor
Proactively improve tooling and infrastructure to support teammates’ workflows and reliability goals
Communicate clearly across disciplines and take pride in solving user-facing problems with clean backend solutions
Have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field to the offered position requirements

Job Responsibility

Design and implement scalable backend systems and APIs that power production LLM experiences, including agentic workflows, memory systems, and tool integrations
Build and operate high-availability infrastructure to support real-time inference, retrieval, and conversation pipelines
Develop internal platforms to improve engineering productivity—CI/CD pipelines, service templates, observability frameworks, and rollout tooling
Collaborate closely with applied research and frontend teams to rapidly prototype, ship, and iterate on end-user features
Ensure systems meet our high bar for security, uptime, and latency—through incident response, load testing, monitoring, and automation
Participate in on-call rotations to maintain the reliability of the services you build

What we offer

Diverse medical, dental and vision options
401k matching program
Unlimited paid time off
Parental leave and flexibility for all parents and caregivers
Support of country-specific visa needs for international employees living in the Bay Area
Competitive stock options

Member of Technical Staff - Backend Engineer

Endor Labs is building the Application Security platform for the software develo...

Location

Netherlands

Salary:

70000.00 - 100000.00 EUR / Year

Endor Labs

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Bachelor’s or higher degree in engineering, with 6–8 years of experience building scalable backends for product/SaaS companies
At least 3 years of experience in Golang programming, with a focus on microservices and distributed architecture
Practical experience designing APIs with one or more frameworks (gRPC [preferred], REST, GraphQL, Thrift, etc.)
Affinity with modern AI platforms (OpenAI, Google Gemini, LangChain, etc.)
Ability to build and design technical solutions from scratch, with code and documentation that exemplify best practices at Endor
Scalable distributed systems experience—understanding microservices, domain-driven design, load balancing, horizontal/vertical scaling, and stateless architectures
Strong architectural knowledge, with a keen eye for scalable and extensible systems. Able to apply data-driven techniques to evaluate and recommend architectural choices
Ability to discuss trade-offs between architectural decisions and influence teams toward the right direction
Comfort working in a fast-moving environment with evolving requirements
Creative and independent problem-solving skills, especially in uncharted or ambiguous contexts

Job Responsibility

Work closely with the R&D team to help integrate novel solutions and scale them to production
Design and implement AI-first platforms
Have the autonomy and responsibility to design and implement high-quality features used by customers
Lead and contribute to large-scale technical projects, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance
Design, architect, and build features end-to-end—including unit and integration tests—while working closely with Product Management and our distributed engineering team

Fulltime

Member of Technical Staff - Backend Engineer

This role is based out of Palo Alto California - Hybrid. If you are interested i...

Location

United States , Palo Alto

Salary:

160000.00 - 240000.00 USD / Year

Endor Labs

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering
Over ~7 years of hands-on experience building scalable backends for product and SaaS companies
~4 years of experience in Golang programming, with a deep focus on microservices and distributed architecture
Practical experience in designing robust APIs using frameworks like gRPC (preferred), ReST, GraphQL, or Thrift
Ability to architect and build technical solutions from the ground up
Experience with scalable distributed systems, including microservices, domain-driven design, load balancing, and scaling strategies (both horizontal and vertical)
Knowledge of data structures and architectural design
Ability to discuss architectural trade-offs and guide teams
Experience in troubleshooting distributed systems

Job Responsibility

Dive into the heart of innovation by working on a state-of-the-art distributed system with a sophisticated monorepo architecture
Take charge of enhancing and maintaining Endor's crucial GoLang libraries, including gRPC/protobuf, OpenAPI, AuthN/AuthZ, Observability, and MongoDB
Drive the development and optimization of vital core services like our API Gateway and API servers
Embrace the freedom to design and build top-tier tools that will be leveraged across all teams at Endor
Contribute to the evolution of Endor's polyglot monorepo using Bazel
Enhance and optimize our continuous integration (CI) pipeline
Apply best practices in observability

What we offer

Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package including Health, Dental, Vision and Mental Health plans
401(k) plan
Flexible PTO
Opportunities for co-working and team meetups
A dog-friendly office environment

Fulltime

Staff Backend Engineer

OpenSea is the gateway to web3’s next chapter—where NFTs, fungible tokens, and e...

Location

United States

Salary:

190000.00 - 345000.00 USD / Year

OpenSea

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

At least 6 years of experience as a software engineer
Strong fluency in event-driven system design patterns, leveraging technologies such as Kafka, Flink, and Debezium, as well as distributed systems more generally
Strong fluency in JVM languages like Kotlin or Java
Strong fluency and opinionated in database choice and schema design for highly performant and scalable applications
Intrinsic interest in leveraging new tools (e.g. AI) to increase work efficiency and quality
Passion for (blockchain) technology, NFTs, and the potential of digital ownership is a huge plus

Job Responsibility

Form, communicate, and execute on a technical vision for the next generation of OpenSea’s architecture that leverages highly scalable and event-driven patterns
Write reliable, low latency marketplace infrastructure software that will eventually process billions of dollars a day worth of transaction volume, including highly performant blockchain indexing systems, order management systems at scale, and REST & Websocket API endpoints
Raise the bar for internal understanding of best practices in building highly performant & event-driven systems with “live” characteristics
Mentor and train other team members and act as an internal thought leader and agitator for architectural rigor and cleanliness

What we offer

Health Benefits: We cover 100% Dental/Vision/Medical for employees and 90% for dependents
Flexible Time Off Policy
Parental Leave: 16 Weeks of Paid Parental Bonding & up to 8 additional weeks for the birthing parent
Mental Health: We offer access to Spring Health, covering 8 therapy & 8 coaching sessions per year
11 Company Holidays
Fidelity 401K Plan
Internet/Mobile Reimbursement Plan
Reimbursement or Monthly Snack Delivery
Company & Team retreats to get together for fun and collaboration
Team Member Co-Working and Gathering Expense

Fulltime

Staff Backend Engineer

Hostaway is seeking a highly motivated Staff Backend Engineer to join the Core t...

Location

Spain , Barcelona

Salary:

Not provided

Hostaway

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

6+ years of experience in SaaS software development, with at least 2 years in a leadership role
Expert-level proficiency in any backend language or platform, with a strong willingness to dive deep into PHP + Go, as these are the primary languages we use in this domain
Strong understanding of relational databases (like MySQL or PostgreSQL)
Familiarity with transitioning event-driven service oriented architectures by applying Domain Driven Design (DDD) principles
Experience in designing and developing RESTful web APIs
Strong experience in writing Unit Tests and Integration Tests (jest or something similar)
Experience working in a Cloud environment (AWS is a plus)
Experience with message queues (e.g., AWS SQS) is a plus
English language level C1

Job Responsibility

Govern the technical maturity for their respective domain, having a clear view of the architectural challenges and how to remediate them over time
Work with the Product Manager to shape the technical solution (the how) for the business problem
Break down complex projects into manageable tasks and drive continuous improvement in engineering practices
Support team members, conduct design sessions, review code, and manage technical debt

What we offer

Competitive Compensation based on market rates in the country of the applicant
100% Remote work from anywhere within the country of residence
Equity in the form of valuable stock options
Values-Driven Leadership
Professional Growth and career advancement opportunities
Annual Paid Leave aligned with country-specific norms
Geographic Specific Benefits such as Health Insurance and Pensions where customary
Dynamic Team Culture with a global company

Fulltime

Member of Technical Staff, Cloud Infrastructure

As a Software Engineer on our Cloud Infrastructure team, you'll be at the forefr...

Location

United States , New York, NY; San Mateo, CA; Redwood City, CA

Salary:

175000.00 - 220000.00 USD / Year

Fireworks AI

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience)
5+ years of experience designing and building backend infrastructure in cloud environments (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure)
Proven experience in ML infrastructure and tooling (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, Vertex AI, SageMaker, Kubernetes, etc.)
Strong software development skills in languages like Python, or C++
Deep understanding of distributed systems fundamentals: scheduling, orchestration, storage, networking, and compute optimization

Job Responsibility

Architect and build scalable, resilient, and high-performance backend infrastructure to support distributed training, inference, and data processing pipelines
Lead technical design discussions, mentor other engineers, and establish best practices for building and operating large-scale ML infrastructure
Design and implement core backend services (e.g., job schedulers, resource managers, autoscalers, model serving layers) with a focus on efficiency and low latency
Drive infrastructure optimization initiatives, including compute cost reduction, storage lifecycle management, and network performance tuning
Collaborate cross-functionally with ML, DevOps, and product teams to translate research and product needs into robust infrastructure solutions
Continuously evaluate and integrate cloud-native and open-source technologies (e.g., Kubernetes, Ray, Kubeflow, MLFlow) to enhance our platform’s capabilities and reliability
Own end-to-end systems from design to deployment and observability, with a strong emphasis on reliability, fault tolerance, and operational excellence

What we offer

Meaningful equity in a fast-growing startup
Competitive salary
Comprehensive benefits package

Fulltime

Member of Technical Staff, Applied Research

We are building AI to simulate the world through merging art and science. We bel...

Location

United States

Salary:

260000.00 - 370000.00 USD / Year

Runway

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

4+ years of relevant engineering or research experience in machine learning, computer vision and/or graphics
Expertise with programming such as Python, C++, CUDA, and deep learning frameworks such as TensorFlow and PyTorch
Very strong programming skills and ability to write clean and maintainable research code
Deep interest in building human-in-the-loop systems for creativity
Passion for seeing research through from initial conception to eventual application
Experience mentoring and teaching other researchers
Strong communication, collaboration, and documentation skills

Job Responsibility

Develop cutting-edge computer vision and generative models to power creative tools
Work with backend team to bring research models to production
Work with design and frontend engineering team to ensure machine learning models work in harmony with user interfaces

Fulltime

Member of Technical Staff - Backend Engineer

Endor Labs

Location:
United States , Palo Alto

Category:
IT - Software Development

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January 08, 2026

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