Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer, API Platform)
$220,000–$405,000 year
On-site · New York City, New York, United States or San Francisco, California, United States
Job Summary
Design, build, and operate mission-critical APIs that provide customers the building blocks for frontier intelligence. Optimize low latency and high throughput, reimagine architectures to meet evolving customer workloads, and harden security and reliability across heterogeneous compute environments. Collaborate across teams to incorporate frontier capabilities into the API Platform and improve existing capabilities for API customers and agents. Uphold engineering excellence through design reviews, code quality, and internal documentation. Leverage 5+ years of backend experience with Python/Go/Rust, cloud familiarity (AWS), Kubernetes, CI/CD, and modern DevOps practices to deliver ergonomic, well-documented APIs for developers and agents alike.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of backend engineering experience with Python, Go, or Rust
- Strong understanding of high-traffic API design: schema evolution & versioning, idempotency, authentication patterns, rate limiting, and performance tuning
- Hands-on cloud experience (AWS preferred), Kubernetes, CI/CD, and modern DevOps practices
- Experience with modern AI APIs (latency tuning, streaming, model orchestration, emerging technical standards) is a strong plus
- Strong customer empathy and product sense for ergonomic, well-documented APIs
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