Hebbia
Backend Engineer, Agents
$160K–$350K
NYC +1 · On-site · Full-time · Posted Jul 9, 2025
- Location
- NYC
San Francisco - Experience
- 5+ years.
- Education
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, or a related field.
About the job
Build and optimize backend systems for document indexing, distributed infrastructure, and agent-powered products.
What you'll do
- Own critical system components and translate complex requirements into robust, scalable solutions.
- Build and iterate on a high-scale document system for constant-time indexing, and optimize performance across millions of documents.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of backend software development experience at a venture-backed startup or top technology firm.
- Proficiency building backend and API systems with Python, Java, or Go.
- Extensive experience with cloud platforms such as AWS.
- Working experience with one or more of Kafka, ElasticSearch, PostgreSQL, and Redis.
Nice to have
- Experience building agentic systems or LLM-enabled products.
- Frequent use of AI products during software development, such as Cursor or Claude Code.
Pay
$160,000 to $350,000 (base salary)
Tools
Python, Java, Go, AWS, Kafka, ElasticSearch, PostgreSQL, Redis
AI focus
Build and integrate agentic systems and LLM-enabled products, including document understanding, retrieval, copiloting, and multi-source research capabilities.
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