Senior Backend Engineer — AI/LLM Production

Instrumentl

United States

Remote

USD 175,000 - 220,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance
Generous PTO
401(k)
Company laptop and home-office stipend
Bi-annual company retreats

Job summary

Instrumentl, a fast-growing SaaS platform, seeks a Senior Backend Engineer to develop AI features for grant-funded organizations. This role offers the opportunity to shape how AI impacts nonprofits, with a focus on building resilient and observable backend systems.

Compensation ranges from $175,000 to $220,000, plus benefits like health insurance and generous PTO. You will be part of a collaborative team that values innovation and quality.

Qualifications

  • 7+ years building production backend systems.
  • Hands-on experience building LLM features.
  • Strong data fundamentals including SQL.

Responsibilities

  • Ship AI production features with clear SLAs.
  • Build high-quality tested code for data pipelines.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams on projects.

Skills

Production backend systems in Python
Building LLM features
Strong data fundamentals
Fast-paced startup environment

Tools

FastAPI
SQL
AWS
Docker

Job description

Instrumentl, a fast-growing SaaS platform, seeks a Senior Backend Engineer to develop AI features for grant-funded organizations. This role offers the opportunity to shape how AI impacts nonprofits, with a focus on building resilient and observable backend systems.

Compensation ranges from $175,000 to $220,000, plus benefits like health insurance and generous PTO. You will be part of a collaborative team that values innovation and quality.

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