Backend Engineer: AI Platform & Distributed Systems

Relativity; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 79,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Home office stipend

Equity program

DTO and parental leave

Company breaks and wellness resources

Job summary

Relativity is seeking a Software Engineer to build and operate backend services powering aiR, Relativity's generative AI platform. You will work on distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and AI-driven workflows to deliver reliable, scalable systems at global scale.

You will collaborate across regions, design high-throughput systems, and contribute to building secure, efficient AI traffic routing while embracing modern engineering practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience building backend services using languages such as C#, Python, or similar.
• Understanding of software engineering disciplines and the ability to work across multiple layers of the application stack.
• Strong foundational knowledge of distributed systems, scalability, and backend service design.
• Preferred: Understanding of DevOps principles and experience with GitHub Actions.
• Preferred: Experience with large language model (LLM) APIs or generative AI systems.
• Preferred: Experience designing and building scalable systems in Azure or other cloud platforms.
• Preferred: Experience with Kubernetes, serverless technologies, and cloud-native architectures.
• Preferred: Familiarity with domain-driven design and event-driven architecture.
• Preferred: Experience with AI-driven development practices or AI-assisted coding tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and build performant, scalable, and secure backend services with a strong focus on quality, not just meeting requirements.
• Collaborate with a software development team to deliver high-quality, reliable systems that operate at massive scale.
• Develop and maintain systems that support high-throughput AI workloads, including asynchronous job orchestration and distributed processing.
• Write comprehensive unit and integration tests supported by static analysis and thoughtful test strategy development.
• Contribute to improving engineering processes by recommending enhancements to tools, workflows, and practices.
• Participate in pair programming to improve software quality and share design and implementation knowledge.
• Contribute to building systems that route and manage AI traffic efficiently while maintaining reliability and fairness across workloads.

Skills

C#

Python

Distributed systems

Backend design

Testing

DevOps

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Kubernetes

Azure

Serverless

GitHub Actions

Job description

Relativity is seeking a Software Engineer to build and operate backend services powering aiR, Relativity's generative AI platform. You will work on distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and AI-driven workflows to deliver reliable, scalable systems at global scale.

You will collaborate across regions, design high-throughput systems, and contribute to building secure, efficient AI traffic routing while embracing modern engineering practices.