GenAI Backend Engineer — ML Proxies & AI APIs

fal; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Interesting and challenging work

Learning and growth opportunities

Health, dental, and vision insurance (

Regular team events and offsites

Job summary

fal in San Francisco is seeking a backend software engineer to build high-performance HTTP proxies and serverless endpoints that connect with 3rd party model providers. You’ll work on robust APIs with a focus on reliability and scalability.

You should have 3+ years of Python experience and a strong background in HTTP services, along with writing clean, well-tested code. This role offers growth, hands-on learning, and collaboration with a talented team.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of demonstrated experience in building HTTP services with Python.
• Experience designing, analyzing and improving efficiency, scalability, and stability of various system resources
• Proficiency in version control practices and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Identify, design, and develop foundational HTTP proxies and fal serverless endpoints for 3rd party model providers
• Write clear, well-tested, and maintainable software
• Analyze and improve the robustness and scalability of our existing proxies, APIs and fallback infrastructure
• Conduct design and code reviews, create developer documentation, and develop testing strategies for robustness and fault tolerance

Skills

Python

HTTP services

Backend design

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Job description

fal in San Francisco is seeking a backend software engineer to build high-performance HTTP proxies and serverless endpoints that connect with 3rd party model providers. You’ll work on robust APIs with a focus on reliability and scalability.

You should have 3+ years of Python experience and a strong background in HTTP services, along with writing clean, well-tested code. This role offers growth, hands-on learning, and collaboration with a talented team.