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Otter.ai

Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Infrastructure)

$185K–$230K

Mountain View, CA · Senior · Full-time · Posted Apr 15, 2025

Experience
5+ years developing and architecting large-scale web services.
Education
Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. in Computer Science or a related field.

About the job

Develops and operates scalable backend services and infrastructure that support Otter.ai’s AI products, data pipelines, and real-time analytics.

What you'll do

  • Architect and build scalable backend systems and services, including database-backed business logic.
  • Integrate backend systems with AI and machine-learning models, optimize data pipelines and model deployment, and support AI product features.
  • Drive technical decisions, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and mentor junior engineers.

What they ask for

  • 5+ years of experience developing and architecting large-scale web services.
  • Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. in Computer Science or a related field.
  • Expert proficiency in Python or another listed language; extensive experience with web frameworks such as Django.
  • Strong expertise in databases, distributed systems, backend performance optimization, and hands-on AWS service deployment and management.

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with HTTP, networking principles, and API design patterns.
  • Experience with Linux operating systems.

Pay

$185,000 to $230,000 USD per year (base salary)

Tools

Python, Django, MySQL, Vitess, Kafka, Cassandra, Redis, AWS

AI focus

Build infrastructure and backend integrations for AI and machine-learning systems, including data pipelines, model deployment, AI data workloads, and real-time AI analytics.

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