Senior Backend Engineer
Department: Engineering
Location: San Francisco
Compensation: $180K – $250K • Offers Equity
Employment Type: FullTime
Join us and help shape the future of AI by defining the narrative around document understanding.
About the Role
LlamaIndex's backend application platform team is hiring for an experienced (4+ years) backend engineer excited to build new features and scale out our ingestion and AI systems! LlamaIndex is backed by Greylock and has grow significantly in the last year from a combination of open source and private enterprise interest. Our teams and positions offer terrific growth and ownership opportunities as we expand our engineering team to power our next phase of growth!
Responsibilities
[Primary] Build out new features and scale our backend capabilities focused scaling out our core APIs
Backend stack: Python, Node.JS, K8s, Terraform, Postgres, Temporal, etc.
[Secondary] Work closely with prospects and customers to build production solutions.
Qualifications
Experience with shipping completely new product features from scratch. Have gone from prototype to production serving end users in a short amount of time.
Shipped or otherwise interested in AI/LLM-native applications.
Iterated rapidly with customers or other engineers - translate user feedback into features back to proactive user discovery. Help jointly develop and iterate on product roadmap for core features.
Shipped applications at scale
Location
We offer a hybrid-friendly culture based out of our downtown San Francisco office.
Why Join Us?
Impactful Mission: Work on innovative AI products that redefine how knowledge is accessed and utilized.
Collaborative Team: Join a team of passionate individuals committed to pushing the boundaries of technology.
Growth Opportunities: Be at the forefront of the AI revolution, with ample opportunities to grow alongside our scaling organization.
Additional Benefits
Competitive base salary and equity compensation
Comprehensive medical/dental/vision coverage for you and your family
Unlimited paid time off policy
Daily catered lunch and snacks in the San Francisco office
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
LlamaIndex does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, employees, or any other organization location. LlamaIndex is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
There are more than 50,000 engineering jobs:
Subscribe to membership and unlock all jobs
Engineering Jobs
60,000+ jobs from 4,500+ well-funded companies
Updated Daily
New jobs are added every day as companies post them
Refined Search
Use filters like skill, location, etc to narrow results
Become a member
🥳🥳🥳 452 happy customers and counting...
Overall, over 80% of customers chose to renew their subscriptions after the initial sign-up.
To try it out
For active job seekers
For those who are passive looking
Cancel anytime
Frequently Asked Questions
- We prioritize job seekers as our customers, unlike bigger job sites, by charging a small fee to provide them with curated access to the best companies and up-to-date jobs. This focus allows us to deliver a more personalized and effective job search experience.
- We've got over 200,000 jobs from 15,000+ vetted companies. No fake or sleazy jobs here!
- We aggregate jobs from 15,000+ companies' career pages, so you can be sure that you're getting the most up-to-date and relevant jobs.
- We're the only job board *for* software engineers, *by* software engineers… in case you needed a reminder! We add thousands of new jobs daily and offer powerful search filters just for you. 🛠️
- Every single hour! We add 2,000-3,000 new jobs daily, so you'll always have fresh opportunities. 🚀
- Typically, job searches take 3-6 months. EchoJobs helps you spend more time applying and less time hunting. 🎯
- Check daily! We're always updating with new jobs. Set up job alerts for even quicker access. 📅
What Fellow Engineers Say