Salt AI
Sr. Fullstack Platform Engineer - (Backend Focus)
$140K–$180K
Remote in Los Angeles, CA · Remote · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jun 3, 2026
About the job
Build and improve Salt AI’s fullstack platform for reliable, auditable AI workflows, with a backend and platform focus and responsibility for customer-facing product experiences.
What you'll do
- Develop Python/Django services, APIs, and platform abstractions for customer workflows.
- Build and operate Kubernetes-backed workflow execution, including scaling, permissions, observability, and reliability.
- Create frontend and backend experiences for configuring, running, inspecting, and debugging AI workflows.
What they ask for
- Strong experience with Python/Django, APIs, distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, queues, jobs, and production reliability.
- Comfort building, debugging, or shaping production frontend surfaces with TypeScript and React.
- Ability to use AI engineering tools while understanding, reviewing, and taking accountability for shipped code.
Nice to have
- Experience with workflow systems, developer or data platforms, infrastructure products, agent systems, internal tools, or complex enterprise SaaS.
- Experience working with technical customers, including scientists, data teams, operators, or enterprise stakeholders.
Pay
From $140,000 to $180,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
Python, Django, Kubernetes, TypeScript, React, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex
AI focus
Build governed, permission-aware AI workflow and agent-execution capabilities, including pipeline contracts, retrieval, and observability; use AI coding tools while maintaining responsibility for code quality.
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