Staff Backend Engineer, Operations
Core
Lead the design and development of scalable backend infrastructure and production-grade LLM-powered workflows for the insurance industry, processing billions of unstructured data points.
Role type
Staff Backend Engineer (Operations & AI Systems)
Builds
Scalable backend services, asynchronous pipelines, and LLM-powered workflows for insurance operations
Domain
Insurance / AI / Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Python, AWS, LLMs in production, PostgreSQL, distributed systems, technical leadership, architectural design
Preferred skills
Document-processing pipelines, external-facing APIs, regulated industries experience
Technologies
Python, AWS, Lambda, Step Functions, PostgreSQL
Responsibilities
Lead technical design and delivery of major backend initiatives; Define technical direction for large-scale LLM systems; Drive architectural discussions and high-impact systems design decisions; Manage technical debt strategically; Mentor and support colleagues; Establish best practices across development and deployment
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with significant technical ownership