Flexai
Senior Backend Engineer
Santa Clara, CA · Senior
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 120 days ago
GoDistributed SystemsPostgreSQLRedisCassandraDynamoDBCloud PlatformsPlatform EngineeringRESTgRPCKafkaResearchLeadershipCommunicationProblem Solving
About the role
- This role sits at the intersection of distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and AI platform engineering - enabling large-scale model training, inference, and orchestration across heterogeneous compute.
Responsibilities
- Architect and develop high-performance Golang services for FlexAI's AI PaaS and infrastructure platform Build internal APIs powering model deployment, job scheduling, and compute lifecycle management Develop components interfacing with
- Design and scale microservices and event-driven systems for high-throughput AI workloads Optimize for low latency, high concurrency, and fault tolerance Implement service-to-service communication (gRPC/REST, message queues, async pipelines) Drive reliability, observability, and resilience across services
- Lead architecture reviews and set engineering standards Mentor engineers and guide complex problem-solving Drive long-term roadmap for backend infrastructure and AI platform capabilities Partner with Product, Runtime, and Infra leadership to translate requirements into scalable systems
Requirements
- Experience with distributed databases (PostgreSQL, Cassandra, DynamoDB, etc.) Strong understanding of caching, queues, and streaming systems (Redis, Kafka, etc.)
Skills
- It brings together "1-click simplicity" for users with "enterprise-grade orchestration, security, and automation" under the hood.
- Our teams are strategically distributed across
- to deliver more compute with less complexity.
- Expect high ownership and technical autonomy in a research-driven, deep-tech environment - not SaaS CRUD apps.
- This position is In-Person and located at our San Jose, CA Office.
Company info
- FlexAI is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer (Infrastructure & AI Platform) with deep Golang expertise to architect and build the core backend systems powering our next-generation AI compute and PaaS platform.
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