Backend Engineer - AI Agent Infrastructure & Systems

Clicks (YC F25); San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative AI startup is seeking a skilled backend engineer to develop agentic AI capabilities and optimize infrastructure. The ideal candidate has 2+ years of experience in backend systems, strong Python skills, and proficiency with cloud platforms. You will be responsible for designing scalable systems and creating monitoring strategies to ensure operational excellence in a fast-paced environment. This role offers the opportunity to influence product direction and shape future developments.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience building and operating backend systems in production.
• Strong programming skills, primarily in Python.
• Proficiency with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Comfortable with infrastructure as code and modern DevOps practices.
• Thrive in an ultra fast-paced startup environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize agentic AI capabilities.
• Build and evolve core infrastructure and product features.
• Design and scale systems to meet product demands.
• Optimize application performance and memory usage.
• Build evaluation environments for Clicks’ agents.
• Create monitoring and observability systems.

Skills

Backend system development

Programming in Python

Cloud platform proficiency (Azure, AWS, GCP)

Infrastructure as code

DevOps practices

Ownership in startup environments

Job description

An innovative AI startup is seeking a skilled backend engineer to develop agentic AI capabilities and optimize infrastructure. The ideal candidate has 2+ years of experience in backend systems, strong Python skills, and proficiency with cloud platforms. You will be responsible for designing scalable systems and creating monitoring strategies to ensure operational excellence in a fast-paced environment. This role offers the opportunity to influence product direction and shape future developments.