Activeloop · 15 hours ago
Staff Backend Engineer
Mountain View, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$150K/yr - $250K/yr
6+ years expActiveloop is seeking an experienced Staff Backend Engineer with deep expertise in backend engineering and proficiency in Go. The role involves designing and building scalable backend infrastructure for AI and ML workloads, leading feature development, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance platform reliability and performance.
AI InfrastructureAnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Cloud InfrastructureGPUMachine LearningSoftwareTraining
Responsibilities
Architect and Develop: Design and build scalable backend infrastructure optimized for high-performance AI and ML workloads, ensuring robustness and maintainability
Lead Feature Development: Own end-to-end delivery of key product features, from initial concept through deployment and support
Innovate APIs and Microservices: Define efficient RESTful APIs and microservice architectures tailored to customer-driven use cases
Scale Distributed Systems: Implement systems designed for high-throughput, low-latency, large-scale data processing
Enhance Scalability: Drive strategic evolution of system architecture to proactively handle future scalability and performance demands
Implement CI/CD Pipelines: Develop streamlined CI/CD workflows for rapid testing, deployment, and feature iteration
Collaborate with Technical Leadership: Directly influence engineering strategy and roadmap decisions through close collaboration with the technical leadership
Mentorship and Optimization: Mentor engineers, establish development best practices, and continuously improve engineering processes
Partner Cross-functionally: Work closely with product team, ML engineers, and frontend, backend, and full-stack engineers to seamlessly deliver features aligned with business objectives
Enhance Reliability: Ensure platform reliability and uptime through advanced monitoring, logging, and alerting using modern DevOps tools (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, GCP, Azure)
Qualification
Required
7+ years of backend engineering experience with significant contributions to scalable platform development
Deep expertise in Go, high-performance backend services, and modern API frameworks
Proven experience in architecting and scaling distributed systems tailored for AI workloads
Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL and databases (PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB)
Extensive experience in developing RESTful APIs and microservices
Demonstrated capability in implementing CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
History of owning complex product features from inception through support
Exceptional communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills
Bachelor's or higher degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
Preferred
Deep interest in or hands-on experience with distributed databases, data lake technologies, and AI agents
Proven comfort with ambiguity, rapid iteration, and adaptive decision-making in startup environments
Enthusiasm for directly incorporating customer feedback into product development
Proactive in anticipating technical challenges and providing innovative solutions
Company
Activeloop
Activeloop empowers enterprises to organize complex unstructured data and retrieve knowledge with AI
11-50 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$19.6MKey Investors
Streamlined
2024-03-26Series A· $11M
2023-06-30Seed· $2.5M
2021-11-02Seed· $5M
Leadership Team
Sasun Hambardzumyan
Chief Technology Officer
Davit Buniatyan
Founder
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