Senior AI-Driven Backend Architect for Scalable Systems

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior backend architect to design and implement distributed, AI-enabled systems. You will build scalable data pipelines, APIs, and components delivering predictive insights, with strong emphasis on reliability and observability.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive architecture, code quality, and CI/CD practices, mentoring engineers while delivering impact at scale.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of backend development experience.
• Experience building AI-powered or data-driven applications and scalable APIs.
• Proficiency in Spark, PySpark, Python or similar languages.
• Experience with production-grade distributed systems at scale.
• Experience with LangChain or LangGraph.
• Familiarity with PyTorch or TensorFlow for developing models.
• Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools like Claude, Cursor, or similar.
• Experience with GitHub, Docker, and cloud deployments (AWS/EKS).
• Strong API design, microservices, and SDLC knowledge.
• Observability platforms knowledge (Datadog, Grafana, etc.).
• Industry experience with data pipelines (Databricks, Snowflake, PySpark).

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and implement production-grade distributed systems with real-time telemetry and AI-driven anomaly detection.
• Define patterns and scaling strategies for agentic AI systems powered by foundation models.
• Develop end-to-end data pipelines for telemetry, logs, and user signals.
• Create scalable APIs and services delivering predictive signals, explainability, and insights.
• Embed intelligence into incident response, release validation, and subscriber workflows.
• Advance observability, reliability, and developer productivity with applied AI.
• Set engineering standards for clean, tested code, reviews, CI/CD, and SDLC processes.
• Own components of production systems and mentor junior engineers.
• Collaborate with Disney+/Hulu/ESPN teams on architecture and delivery.

Skills

Backend Development

AI/ML Engineering

Spark

PySpark

Python

API Design

Microservices

LangChain

LangGraph

PyTorch

TensorFlow

GitHub

Docker

AWS/EKS

Observability

Databricks/Snowflake

Data Pipelines

Prompt Design

Model Evaluation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent

Tools

GitHub

Docker

AWS/EKS

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking a senior backend architect to design and implement distributed, AI-enabled systems. You will build scalable data pipelines, APIs, and components delivering predictive insights, with strong emphasis on reliability and observability.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive architecture, code quality, and CI/CD practices, mentoring engineers while delivering impact at scale.