Responsibilities:- Collaborate with cross-functional teams building cloud backends and data pipelines.
- Lead technical delivery from architecture and design to implementation, testing, deployment, and operations.
- Work with product and design teams to deliver performant and reliable user experiences for backend services and APIs.
- Champion software development best practices, including CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, observability, and test automation.
- Ensure reliability, scalability, and maintainability of backend and cloud systems.
- Foster a culture of ownership, learning, and continuous improvement within the engineering team.
Must Haves:- 7+ years of experience as a cloud or backend engineer.
- Strong experience designing APIs and building asynchronous systems with robust error handling.
- Hands-on experience with AWS, including serverless architectures.
- Experience with Azure services and Infrastructure as Code tools such as API Management, Azure Functions, Azure SQL Database, Cosmos DB, Azure Active Directory, or Bicep/Terraform.
- Familiarity with data pipelines and cloud-native data streaming tools such as Kinesis.
- Strong Python experience for backend services, automation, and tooling.
- Experience with AWS services and Infrastructure-as-Code tools, such as API Gateway, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, IAM, and CDK.
- Knowledge of observability, tracing, and system performance best practices for distributed backend systems.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate with distributed teams.
Nice to Haves:- Golang (Go) development for backend services.
- Experience with data streaming tools such as Kafka.
- Designing access control systems, such as Role-Based Access Control (RBAC).
- Experience with version control, CI/CD, and build systems (e.g., GitHub Actions).
- Familiarity with compliance and security standards such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, or CPRA in cloud environments.
- Startup experience and hustle.
Why You'll SucceedAttention to detail and craft: You care about pixel-perfect UIs and cohesive user experiences.
Track record of high-velocity delivery: You move fast but don't break things.
Interest in scientific research, AI/LLMs, and a passion for leveraging technology to advance human knowledge.
Work LocationThis is a 5-days a week in-office role based in
North San Jose, CA. 
