Baselayer ยท 1 day ago
Junior Backend Engineer
San Francisco
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry Level
$122K/yr - $142K/yr
1+ years expBaselayer is an intelligent business identity platform trusted by over 2,200 financial institutions. They are seeking a Junior Backend Engineer to build and maintain RESTful APIs, design backend services, and optimize performance for high-volume systems while ensuring security and compliance.
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Responsibilities
API Development & Integration: Build and maintain RESTful APIs and integrate them with various data sources, ensuring scalability, high performance, and adaptability for autonomous agents in the GTM space
Backend System Design: Architect and design core backend services that support KYC/KYB processes, leveraging knowledge graphs and LLMs for dynamic use cases
Data Processing & Management: Develop and maintain robust data pipelines for identity data processing, focusing on scalability and performance when handling large-scale, high-performance data flows
AI/ML Integration: Collaborate with AI/ML teams to integrate models, including reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF) and fine-tuning (e.g., LoRA), to improve LLMs for specific use cases within the identity space
Platform Infrastructure: Build the infrastructure to support future AI/ML hires and projects, creating a scalable platform foundation for continued innovation
Security & Compliance: Ensure backend systems meet industry standards for security, privacy, and compliance, particularly around KYC/KYB regulations
Performance Optimization: Implement optimizations for large-scale data management, ensuring backend services can efficiently process identity data while maintaining reliability
Testing & Debugging: Write unit tests, debug issues, and monitor backend services for performance and reliability, while continuously improving backend architecture to handle diverse data and use cases
Qualification
Required
1-3 years of experience in backend development, working with Python and building APIs
Comfortable working with large-scale data and enjoy optimizing performance for high-volume systems
Strong interest in AI/ML integration, particularly with LLMs, and eager to learn about new technologies
Prioritize security and compliance in backend systems, especially in regulated environments like KYC/KYB
Keen eye for detail and take pride in writing clean, maintainable code while optimizing for performance
Thrive in a high-trust, ownership-focused environment and are comfortable working across different levels of abstraction
Problem-solver who navigates the unknown confidently
Proactive self-starter who thrives in dynamic settings
Incredibly intelligent and clever. You take pride in your code
Highly feedback-oriented. We believe in radical candor and using feedback to get to the next level
Benefits
Hybrid in SF. In office 3 days/week
Flexible PTO
Healthcare, 401K
Smart, genuine, ambitious team
Company
Baselayer
We create innovative technology to transform the data center. We deliver hardware and software products which ensure the data center.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase