Staff Platform Engineer — AI-Driven Manufacturing Ops

Tenkara Labs, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision after probation

Unlimited PTO

Meaningful equity

Job summary

A tech startup focused on autonomous manufacturing is seeking a backend software engineer to build the infrastructure for AI-driven processes. Responsibilities include designing scalable backend services, developing LLM-based agents, and managing complex data layers. Candidates should possess deep experience in backend systems, proficiency in TypeScript and Python, and expertise in PostgreSQL. This role offers a competitive salary of $170,000 to $220,000 annually, significant equity, and benefits, including unlimited PTO.

Qualifications

• Deep software engineering experience with a focus on backend/infrastructure systems.
• Mastery of TypeScript and experience with Node.js services.
• Proficiency in Python for data processing and ML pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design and scale backend services for high-throughput order processing.
• Build AI-powered agents and infrastructure for intelligent quote analysis.
• Own the data layer and design complex database schemas.

Skills

Backend infrastructure systems experience

TypeScript

Python

PostgreSQL expertise

AI/ML experience

DevOps fundamentals

Job description

A tech startup focused on autonomous manufacturing is seeking a backend software engineer to build the infrastructure for AI-driven processes. Responsibilities include designing scalable backend services, developing LLM-based agents, and managing complex data layers. Candidates should possess deep experience in backend systems, proficiency in TypeScript and Python, and expertise in PostgreSQL. This role offers a competitive salary of $170,000 to $220,000 annually, significant equity, and benefits, including unlimited PTO.