Member of Technical Staff, Backend

LlamaIndex, Inc.

San Francisco (CA)

Hybrid

USD 180,000 - 250,000

Full time

8 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Equity compensation

Comprehensive medical/dental/vision

Unlimited paid time off

Daily catered lunch and snacks

Job summary

LlamaIndex, Inc. is seeking an experienced backend engineer to build and scale our ingestion and AI systems from the ground up. You will own backend features, work across Python, Node.js, and Kubernetes, and collaborate with customers to deliver production-grade solutions.

The role emphasizes shipping complete features quickly, iterating with users, and contributing to a growing AI-enabled product. Hybrid work culture centers in our downtown San Francisco office with strong growth opportunities.

Qualifications

Experience shipping new product features from scratch and bringing prototypes to production.
Interest or experience in AI/LLM-native applications.
Ability to iterate quickly with customers and engineers to shape product roadmap.
Proven track record of shipping applications at scale.

Responsibilities

Build out new features and scale backend capabilities for core APIs.
Collaborate with prospects and customers to deploy production solutions.

Skills

Feature development

AI/LLM integration

Customer collaboration

Scalable backend

Tools

Python

Node.js

Kubernetes

Terraform

PostgreSQL

Temporal

Job description

Join us and help shape the future of AI by defining the narrative around document understanding.

About The Role

LlamaIndex's backend application platform team is hiring for an experienced (4+ years) backend engineer excited to build new features and scale out our ingestion and AI systems! LlamaIndex is backed by Greylock and has grown significantly in the last year from a combination of open source and private enterprise interest. Our teams and positions offer terrific growth and ownership opportunities as we expand our engineering team to power our next phase of growth!

Responsibilities

[Primary] Build out new features and scale our backend capabilities focused scaling out our core APIs
- Backend stack: Python, Node.JS, K8s, Terraform, Postgres, Temporal, etc.
[Secondary] Work closely with prospects and customers to build production solutions.

Qualifications

Experience with shipping completely new product features from scratch. Have gone from prototype to production serving end users in a short amount of time.
Shipped or otherwise interested in AI/LLM-native applications.
Iterated rapidly with customers or other engineers - translate user feedback into features back to proactive user discovery. Help jointly develop and iterate on product roadmap for core features.
Shipped applications at scale

Location

We offer a hybrid-friendly culture based out of our downtown San Francisco office.

Why Join Us?

Impactful Mission: Work on innovative AI products that redefine how knowledge is accessed and utilized.
Collaborative Team: Join a team of passionate individuals committed to pushing the boundaries of technology.
Growth Opportunities: Be at the forefront of the AI revolution, with ample opportunities to grow alongside our scaling organization.

Additional Benefits