THE ROLEAs a
Principal Backend Engineer, you'll be a technical leader responsible for architecting, building, and scaling the core backend systems that power our agentic platform. You'll drive the design of high-throughput services, resilient data pipelines, real time agent clouds, and integrations with mission-critical third-party providers. You'll translate complex requirements into robust, elegant systems that support rapid growth. You'll be a key contributor to our technical strategy, helping evolve our platform architecture to maintain security and reliability as we scale.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES- All things AI agents - from harness selection to prompt optimization and eval system, you'll work side by side with your teammates to deliver best in class agent experiences.
- Own Core Backend Systems - Design, build, and maintain scalable services, APIs, and platform infrastructure. Ensure reliability, observability, and maintainability.
- Build and Maintain Large-Scale Data Pipelines - Architect and operate high-volume, resilient data pipelines for ingestion, transformation, and analytics.
- Lead Third-Party Integrations - Build and maintain integrations with external vendors, ensuring reliability, observability, and long-term maintainability.
- Influence Architecture & Best Practices - Shape backend architecture, coding standards, testing frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and operational excellence.
- Wear Multiple Hats - Support DevOps, troubleshooting, or other platform needs when necessary.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS - 8+ years of backend engineering experience.
- Experience with high velocity agentic coding under strict security requirements.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- Strong expertise in backend languages and frameworks (Node.js/TypeScript, Go, Python, or similar).
- Experience designing scalable distributed systems, microservices, and event-driven architectures.
- Deep experience with third-party integrations, REST/GraphQL APIs, webhooks, and rate-limited services.
- Proficiency with SQL/NoSQL databases, data pipelines, and performance optimization.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP) and containerized/deployed systems (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Strong testing, CI/CD, and observability practices.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment with minimal oversight.
Nice to Have- Experience building and shipping features quickly in early-stage startups.
- Exposure to multiple backend domains (analytics, payments, notifications, workflow orchestration).
- Hands-on experience with serverless or edge architectures for rapid iteration.
- Familiarity with low-friction integrations with third-party tools and SaaS platforms.
- Track record of scaling systems from small MVPs to production-ready services.
- Comfort with ambiguity and making trade-offs between speed, quality, and maintainability.
The salary range for this role is $188,000 - $258,500. Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience. Extuitive, Inc. currently offers healthcare coverage, annual incentive program, retirement benefits and a broad range of other benefits. Compensation and benefits information is based on Extuitive, Inc.'s good faith estimate as of the date of publication and may be modified in the future.
