Cloud Backend Engineer for AI-Driven GovCloud

Leadout Capital; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Leadout Capital is seeking a Software Engineer for GovCloud in San Francisco. You will help design, build, and operate a large-scale distributed backend platform with a strong focus on reliability, security, and AI-enabled tooling.

You will work across AWS/GCP/Azure-like platforms, contribute to Terraform/CD pipelines, and implement AI-driven development practices while balancing live-site reliability and feature delivery.

Qualifications

• Related technical degree required.
• 3+ years backend software development experience.
• Deep knowledge of Java, Golang, Python, or Ruby.
• Experience owning and operating multiple instances of a critical service.
• Experience with Agile development and Test Driven Development.
• Experience with monitoring, alerting, logging, and reporting applications.
• Experience with distributed database systems and PostgreSQL is a plus.
• Genuine AI-first approach to engineering and AI tool usage.

Responsibilities

• Deliver cloud infrastructure automation tools, frameworks, workflows, and validation platforms.
• Design, develop, debug, and operate resilient distributed systems across data centers.
• Build and ship production-grade software using AI-enabled workflows.
• Use and contribute to open source tech (Spinnaker, Zookeeper, etc.).
• Develop Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform and Kubernetes-based microservices.
• Write microservices on containers (Kubernetes, Docker, Mesos).
• Design systems where AI agents integrate into human workflows at scale.
• Evaluate code (Human or AI-generated) for correctness, security, and performance.
• Address complex technical issues and improve system availability and resilience.
• Balance live-site management with feature delivery and debt retirement.

Skills

Java

Golang

Python

Backend development

Agile

Test Driven Development

Distributed systems

AI-first engineering

Cloud infrastructure

PostgreSQL

Education

Related technical degree

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Docker

Mesos

Spinnaker

Zookeeper

OpenAI API

Claude

Cursor

GitHub Copilot

Codex

PostgreSQL

Job description

Leadout Capital is seeking a Software Engineer for GovCloud in San Francisco. You will help design, build, and operate a large-scale distributed backend platform with a strong focus on reliability, security, and AI-enabled tooling.

You will work across AWS/GCP/Azure-like platforms, contribute to Terraform/CD pipelines, and implement AI-driven development practices while balancing live-site reliability and feature delivery.