Drimva

Heygen

Backend Engineer - Infrastructure

$180K–$240K

Los Angeles, San Francisco, Palo Alto, Toronto +2 · Full-time · Posted Apr 17, 2024

Location
Los Angeles, San Francisco, Palo Alto, Toronto
Los Angeles, California, United States
San Francisco, California, United States
Experience
2+ years of experience working on scalable and performant systems.
Education
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

About the job

Build and maintain scalable backend infrastructure that supports HeyGen’s products, analytics, GPU capacity, and video-generation AI systems.

What you'll do

  • Design, develop, and deploy foundational systems, including data, cloud, ML, and product infrastructure.
  • Collaborate with product engineers and AI researchers to deliver performant systems; monitor systems and address errors or anomalies.
  • Maintain code quality through reviews, pair programming, and unit and integration tests.

What they ask for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • 2+ years of experience working on scalable and performant systems.
  • Proficiency in python or c++.
  • Experience with relational and NoSQL databases; familiarity with a cloud platform; strong knowledge of API design and development.

Nice to have

  • Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • Experience with Kubernetes, Machine Learning Infrastructure (especially computer vision), or a startup or fast-paced tech environment.

Pay

$180,000 – 240,000 annually (USD, base salary)

Tools

python, c++, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, AWS, Azure, GCP

AI focus

Construct ML training infrastructure to support AI researchers and inference systems to improve the scalability and performance of video GenAI.

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