Senior Cloud & Backend Architect for AI Security

Kai; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Kai is seeking a senior cloud/backend engineer to design, build, and own microservices and distributed backend systems. You will deliver performant APIs and robust data pipelines while mentoring engineers and driving CI/CD and IaC practices.

The role requires 7+ years in backend/cloud engineering and hands-on AWS and Azure experience for production-scale reliability across cloud platforms. You will contribute to architecture decisions, collaborate across teams, and optimize cloud-native

Qualifications

• 7+ years of backend/cloud engineering experience.
• Strong API design abilities.
• Hands-on AWS and Azure experience.
• Experience designing microservices and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and own microservices and distributed backend systems.
• Deliver performant APIs and robust data pipelines.
• Mentor engineers and drive CI/CD and IaC practices.
• Ensure production-scale reliability across cloud platforms.

Skills

Cloud backend engineering

API design

CI/CD

IaC

Distributed systems

Team mentoring

AWS

Azure

Tools

AWS

Azure

Job description

Kai is hiring a senior cloud/backend engineer to help rebuild cybersecurity for the machine-speed era. You will design, build, and own microservices and distributed backend systems, delivering performant APIs and robust data pipelines.

You will mentor engineers, drive CI/CD and IaC practices, and ensure production-scale reliability across cloud platforms. The role requires 7+ years in backend/cloud engineering, strong API design skills, and hands-on experience with AWS and Azure.