Syndesus, Inc. · 2 hours ago
Founding Software Engineer (Backend/Infrastructure)
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$150K/yr - $300K/yr
2+ years expSyndesus, Inc. is an early-stage AI infrastructure startup focused on transforming complex documents into structured, LLM-ready data. They are seeking a Founding Software Engineer to build and scale backend systems, taking them from research prototypes to enterprise-level deployments.
Employment
Responsibilities
Architecting and scaling backend services powering document intelligence workflows
Building high-throughput, low-latency production APIs
Owning deployments, monitoring, reliability, and performance tuning
Taking systems from R&D → production → enterprise scale
Supporting both cloud and on-prem deployments for enterprise customers
Working deeply with Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, and infrastructure-as-code
Establishing best practices around CI/CD, observability, debugging, and incident response
Collaborating closely with the founders and research teams to productionize cutting-edge work
Qualification
Required
2–5 years of software engineering experience
Strong backend engineering skills (Python required)
Experience operating real production systems
Familiarity with distributed systems (queues, caches like Redis, microservices)
Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Helm
Ownership mindset and comfort working in fast-moving environments
Preferred
Experience with C++ or Rust
Exposure to ML-serving or GPU-heavy workloads
Experience supporting enterprise deployments
Early-stage startup experience (1st–3rd engineer, or similar)
Work at technically rigorous growth-stage companies
Strong academic or research background (helpful but not required)
Proven ability to ship core systems, not just abstract/project-layer work
Benefits
Competitive salary + meaningful early equity
Office in downtown San Francisco
Company laptop and flexible perks (commuter/food credits, etc.)
Immigration support available (OPT and H-1B transfer)
Company
Syndesus, Inc.
Syndesus builds engineering teams in Canada for VC-backed startups in the US, and offers Professional Employer Organization (PEO) services for US companies seeking to employ workers remotely in Canada.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Lizzie Anumitha
COO
Marc Pavlopoulos
Founder
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