Senior AI Systems Engineer & Open-Source Team Lead

Valid8 Financial, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Valid8 Financial, Inc. is seeking a skilled developer to join their San Francisco team, focusing on building and optimizing features for an AI runtime and SaaS platform. The role requires over 5 years of experience in backend systems, proficiency in Python and C++, and a record of leading collaborative teams. You will contribute to open-source initiatives and help shape the future of developer productivity and AI workflows. The position offers a hybrid working model with a hands-on approach to AI development.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience developing distributed backend systems and services.
• Strong coding skills in Python and C++.
• Experience building and leading high-energy development teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimize features for the AI runtime platform.
• Recruit, lead, and mentor a small, high-performing development team.
• Contribute meaningfully to open-source projects and grow the community.

Skills

Python

C++

Distributed backend systems

AI tooling

Agent frameworks

Tools

Graph databases

ETL pipelines

Low-code AI orchestration tools

Job description

Valid8 Financial, Inc. is seeking a skilled developer to join their San Francisco team, focusing on building and optimizing features for an AI runtime and SaaS platform. The role requires over 5 years of experience in backend systems, proficiency in Python and C++, and a record of leading collaborative teams. You will contribute to open-source initiatives and help shape the future of developer productivity and AI workflows. The position offers a hybrid working model with a hands-on approach to AI development.