Backend Engineer, Audio Data Platform

David AI Labs, Inc.; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Health insurance

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401k

Job summary

David AI Labs, Inc. is seeking a Backend Engineer to design and build scalable backend systems that power how researchers process terabytes of audio data daily.

You will architect APIs and data pipelines, deploy ML/DSP based solutions, and collaborate with researchers and Operations to support new data collection initiatives. The role emphasizes robust, production-grade infrastructure in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of backend engineering experience.
• Strong backend fundamentals with scalable systems, APIs, and data pipelines.
• Proven track record delivering engineering solutions with customer value.
• Experience in high-pace environments with detail-oriented execution.
• Desire to learn AI/ML or audio domains.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable backend systems and data pipelines handling large-scale audio data.
• Architect and maintain APIs and services powering thousands of users.
• Build, deploy, and evaluate ML/ DSP-based solutions for customers' data understanding.
• Iterate with researchers and Operations to deploy backend infrastructure for new data collection.
• Stay updated with cutting-edge technologies applied across backend, data, ML, and signal processing.

Skills

Backend engineering

Scalable systems

APIs

Data pipelines

Distributed systems

Job description

David AI Labs, Inc. is seeking a Backend Engineer to design and build scalable backend systems that power how researchers process terabytes of audio data daily.

You will architect APIs and data pipelines, deploy ML/DSP based solutions, and collaborate with researchers and Operations to support new data collection initiatives. The role emphasizes robust, production-grade infrastructure in a fast-paced environment.