Abaka AI
Member of Technical Staff, Infra
$140K–$200K
Mountain View HQ · Hybrid · Staff · Full-time · Posted Aug 14, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of professional backend software engineering experience.
About the job
Own and evolve Abaka Expert Platform’s backend and infrastructure, building reliable, scalable services and APIs for AI-native products.
What you'll do
- Own shared backend architecture, including core services, data models, APIs, and cross-product infrastructure.
- Set backend technical strategy and engineering standards; lead major design decisions and reviews.
- Build and improve production systems, partnering with Product and AI/ML teams to deliver features and resolve reliability or performance issues.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of professional backend software engineering experience.
- Strong expertise in API design, data modeling, distributed systems, and databases.
- Track record of owning architecture across multiple teams or an organization.
- Experience building or integrating AI/LLM-powered features and agent designs.
Nice to have
- Startup or founder experience; experience building consumer-facing products at scale.
- ML and Deep Learning knowledge and experience.
Pay
$140,000 - $200,000 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
React, TypeScript, Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot
AI focus
Build or integrate AI/LLM-powered features and agent designs; use modern AI development tools in daily work and partner with AI/ML teams.
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