Staff Backend Engineer for AI Platform & APIs

Bedrock Talent; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health benefits

Hybrid work flexibility

Generous holidays

Professional development

Job summary

Bedrock Talent is seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to help build the APIs and backend systems powering the company's AI products. You will work at the intersection of platform engineering and ML, partnering with product, infrastructure, and ML teams to deliver scalable, reliable services.

The role sits in a hybrid Boston environment, with collaboration across engineering and data science to own critical system design and performance improvements.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience building backend systems in production.
• Strong object-oriented Python experience.
• Designed and maintained production APIs.
• Enjoys collaborating with product and ML teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain production APIs serving enterprise and developer customers.
• Partner with product and ML teams to deliver customer-facing features.
• Improve system reliability, scalability, and performance.
• Help establish architectural patterns that support long-term growth.
• Debug production systems and improve platform stability.
• Mentor teammates and contribute to engineering best practices.

Skills

Backend systems

Python OO

Production APIs

Tools

REST APIs

Cloud Infrastructure

Machine Learning Platforms

Modern Backend Architecture

Job description

Bedrock Talent is seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to help build the APIs and backend systems powering the company's AI products. You will work at the intersection of platform engineering and ML, partnering with product, infrastructure, and ML teams to deliver scalable, reliable services.

The role sits in a hybrid Boston environment, with collaboration across engineering and data science to own critical system design and performance improvements.