Altimate Al | Staff Software Engineer
$60,000–$120,000 year
On-siteSunnyvale, California, United States
Job Summary
Lead the development and maintenance of backend infrastructure powering state-of-the-art Large Language Model architectures, including RAG, ReAct, and Agent-based systems. Architect data pipelines for processing extensive datasets and devise AI-powered endpoints for the SaaS application and VSCode Extension. Design and develop large-scale graph-based data structures to model complex data stores, and lead the creation of a comprehensive SQL intelligence system encompassing query optimization, dynamic pipeline generation, and data lineage tracking. Utilize expertise in SQL query profiling, AST analysis, and parsing to implement granular column-level lineage and ensure performance improvements. This remote position requires an overlap with US Pacific Timezone.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience building Python-based web application backends and the infrastructure on which they run
- Extensive experience in building scalable back-end systems, APIs, and microservices
- Deep understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with FastAPI for building high-performance APIs
- Familiarity with AI and machine learning concepts, particularly in the context of Large Language Models (LLMs)
- Strong proficiency in SQL, including query profiling, optimization, and performance tuning
- Experience with SQL Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) analysis and working with SQL parsers (e.g., sqlglot)
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