Backend Systems Engineer — Frontier AI Data Orchestration

Alumni Ventures; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bi-annual performance bonus

Generous equity grant

Relocation bonus up to $15k

Monthly stipend for meals

Health, Dental, Vision insurance

Job summary

Alumni Ventures is looking for an experienced backend developer to design core systems that capture and validate expert workflows at scale. You will work closely with various teams, managing the delicate balance between automation and expert review.

The ideal candidate has production experience, sharp system design instincts, and a robust understanding of distributed systems. Great benefits include an equity grant and relocation bonus.

Qualifications

• Experience with complex stateful workflows and debugging.
• Sharp instincts for system design.
• Comfortable working with non-deterministic inputs.

Responsibilities

• Design services and state models for multi-stage workflows.
• Build orchestration primitives for long-running jobs.
• Integrate model inference into production workflows.
• Own reliability and observability for workflows.

Skills

Production backend experience

System design and service boundaries

Distributed systems toolkit

Python on AWS

Job description

Alumni Ventures is looking for an experienced backend developer to design core systems that capture and validate expert workflows at scale. You will work closely with various teams, managing the delicate balance between automation and expert review.

The ideal candidate has production experience, sharp system design instincts, and a robust understanding of distributed systems. Great benefits include an equity grant and relocation bonus.