Founding Backend Engineer for AI Data Pipelines

Compound AI

San Francisco (CA)

On-site

USD 150,000 - 300,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision insurance
401(k) plan with 4% match
Catered daily team lunch
Urban downtown office
Flexible time off
Top-quality computers and ergonomic workspace
Corporate AI subscriptions

Job summary

Compound AI seeks exceptional backend engineers in San Francisco to build the data pipelines that drive its AI agents. You will work directly with the founding team to integrate diverse financial data sources, ensuring precise query performance.

The ideal candidate has deep expertise in data pipeline optimization, database technologies, and experience in deploying services using Docker or Kubernetes. Competitive compensation ranges from $150K to $300K.

Qualifications

  • Deep expertise in building and optimizing data pipelines.
  • Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals.
  • Experience in deploying services on GCP, AWS, or Azure.

Responsibilities

  • Build data pipelines and database systems for AI agents.
  • Integrate new data sources for enhanced AI context.
  • Ensure systems can query with speed and precision.

Skills

Data pipeline optimization
Schema correctness
PostgreSQL
SQL/NoSQL
MongoDB
BigQuery
Docker
Kubernetes
Distributed systems
Statically-typed language

Job description

Compound AI seeks exceptional backend engineers in San Francisco to build the data pipelines that drive its AI agents. You will work directly with the founding team to integrate diverse financial data sources, ensuring precise query performance.

The ideal candidate has deep expertise in data pipeline optimization, database technologies, and experience in deploying services using Docker or Kubernetes. Competitive compensation ranges from $150K to $300K.

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