Founding Senior Backend Engineer
Core
Design, develop, and maintain backend systems for an AI tutor that provides real-time speech interaction to build language fluency.
Role type
Founding Senior Backend Engineer (AI Infrastructure)
Builds
Core infrastructure for real-time speech processing and AI model serving
Domain
AI/ML infrastructure, distributed systems, real-time data processing
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Distributed systems, Cloud platforms (AWS), Containers (Docker, Kubernetes), Real-time streaming, SQL (PostgreSQL), Caching (Redis, Memcached)
Preferred skills
GPU resource management, B2C mobile backend, Multi-cloud strategies, Data governance (GDPR, CCPA)
Technologies
Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, PostgreSQL, Redis, Memcached, Rayserve
Responsibilities
Design and scale distributed systems for real-time speech processing; Own data pipelines from ingestion to model serving; Implement robust monitoring, logging, and alerting for 24x7 availability; Optimise system performance and scalability; Mentor junior engineers and work closely with AI/ML teams
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership
