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Backend Engineer (AI Integration & AWS DevOps)
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Important information
Contract type:
Permanent
Location:
Santa Clara, CA, USA
Work mode:
Onsite
Published on:
2 September 2026
What they need
We are looking for a talented Backend Engineer to join our team, working on backend systems that power cutting-edge AI applications. This role focuses on API integration, AWS DevOps, and building scalable systems to handle large-scale workloads.
If you're passionate about backend engineering, AI integration, and tackling challenges at scale, we'd love to hear from you!
Responsibilities
AI Model API Integration
- Build and maintain pipelines to integrate custom AI models hosted on Hugging Face via REST APIs.
- Optimize API calls for cost efficiency and peak performance.
Pipeline Development
- Design, implement, and maintain scalable, fault-tolerant pipelines for real-time and batch processing workflows.
- Manage data preprocessing and postprocessing workflows for AI models.
AWS DevOps
- Deploy and manage infrastructure using AWS services: EC2, S3, RDS, spot fleets, auto-scaling groups, load balancers, and CloudFormation.
- Optimize GPU instance workloads at scale (hundreds of machines in parallel).
- Configure custom AMIs and implement auto-scaling strategies tailored to operational needs.
System Scalability & Monitoring
- Build backend systems capable of managing large parallel workloads with minimal downtime.
- Monitor and optimize system performance using AWS CloudWatch.
Collaboration
- Work closely with machine learning engineers, full-stack engineers, and other team members to ensure seamless integration and operational excellence.
Requirements
Technical Skills
- Proficiency in Python.
- Experience with REST API integration.
- Solid understanding of AWS services: EC2, S3, RDS, CloudFormation, spot fleets, and auto-scaling groups.
- Hands-on experience with Docker.
- Expertise in cost optimization and performance tuning for GPU workloads.
- Strong SQL skills (NoSQL knowledge is a plus).
Experience
- Proven track record of building scalable backend systems and AI/ML application pipelines.
- Experience managing real-time and batch processing workflows.
- Familiarity with monitoring tools like AWS CloudWatch.
- Ideally AWS Certified
Soft Skills
- Strong problem-solving abilities and ability to work independently.
- Excellent communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.
Why Join Us?
- Work on groundbreaking AI projects that solve real-world problems across diverse industries.
- Be part of a high-impact team, leveraging cutting-edge technologies to build scalable systems at scale.
- Collaborate with a talented and passionate team of engineers.
If you're ready to take on challenging backend engineering problems in the AI space, apply now!
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