Senior Backend Engineer, AI/LLM APIs & Scale

LlamaIndex, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

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

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.