Backend Engineer

MetAntz; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

MetAntz is looking for an experienced backend engineer based in Palo Alto, California. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience, strong proficiency in Go and Python, and a solid understanding of resource scheduling and API design. This role involves working on innovative problems in AI infrastructure within a startup environment, emphasizing efficiency and optimization while managing resources. Containerization knowledge with Docker and Kubernetes is also required.

Skills

Backend engineering experience

Proficiency in Go

Proficiency in Python

Resource scheduling

API design

Understanding of hardware constraints

Linux systems knowledge

Containerization experience

Efficiency with expensive resources

Novel problem solving in AI infrastructure

Startup mindset

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

• 5+ years backend engineering experience with distributed systems
• Strong proficiency in Go, Python, or similar backend languages
• Experience with resource scheduling, orchestration, and API design (REST, GraphQL, gRPC)
• Understanding of hardware constraints and system optimization
• Linux systems knowledge and containerization experience (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Comfortable working with expensive resources where efficiency directly impacts costs
• Excited about solving novel problems in AI infrastructure (not just another CRUD app)
• Startup mindset—comfortable with ambiguity and rapid iteration