GigaML
Staff Backend Engineer
$290K–$400K
San Francisco · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 11, 2025
- Experience
- 7+ years of backend engineering experience.
About the job
Leads backend technical direction and complex engineering initiatives, while building and operating systems hands-on for Giga’s enterprise AI platform.
What you'll do
- Design backend and agent infrastructure architecture, balancing speed, reliability, and complexity.
- Own ambiguous, high-stakes technical projects and identify system gaps and strategic priorities.
- Set engineering quality standards and mentor engineers through collaborative work.
What they ask for
- 7+ years of backend engineering experience, with a track record of leading complex projects.
- Strong coding skills and ability to maintain high engineering standards.
- Ability to turn vague problems into clear technical approaches with little guidance.
- Experience building scalable systems and understanding how they behave as they grow.
Pay
$290K – $400K USD total pay
Tools
Python, Django, FastAPI, TypeScript, Node.js, AWS, Modal, Kubernetes
AI focus
Builds and evolves backend infrastructure for real-time AI agents and enterprise automation.
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