Job Description
One of our clients is looking for a Member of Technical Staff with a proven track record of owning systems in production to join our founding team. We are seeking an exceptionally talented backend engineer, who is a spike in either AI/agentic systems or large-scale data infrastructure, to help build the core of our personal intelligence platform. You will be a critical part of a small, talent-dense team shipping a category-defining consumer product. What will you be doing? Architect and build core backend systems for our AI-powered desktop assistant, focusing on scalability and low-latency performance. Own and evolve our data infrastructure, tackling challenges in data storage, compression, and high-speed querying at scale. Develop and optimize our AI runtime and agent orchestration, building out capabilities for context management, tool use, and retrieval. Design and implement robust, scalable cloud infrastructure using GCP and Terraform to support our growing user base. Ship consumer-facing features and platform capabilities, working directly with the founding team to iterate quickly based on user feedback. Seniority 0 - 5 years of experience in backend engineering, focusing on either AI systems OR large-scale infrastructure Work experience IF experience with AI systems then need VC-backed AI-startup IF experience with large-scale infra systems then need either VC-backed, FAANG or larger tec Experience at a top-tier quant trading firm or top tier startup Education Must have completed Undergrad in CS from a top-tier university in US (e.g., MIT, Waterloo, CMU) Background in competitive programming (e.g., IOI, ICPC medals) Hard skills Experience with large-scale cloud infrastructure (e.g., GCP, Terraform) Built projects from scratch using LLMs, RAG, or embeddings Soft skills High-intensity and proactive mindset with extreme ownership Miscellaneous Must work full-time and in-office in Palo Alto Provides a portfolio (GitHub, projects) demonstrating technical depth Salary $150K - $200K Equity Competitive equity Visa sponsorship available Can sponsor H1B visas On-site work policy 5 days in-office in Palo Alto, CA Full-time position