OpenClaw Backend Engineer
Core
Building and supporting production-ready backend systems for advanced generative AI agents, focusing on orchestration, multi-step workflows, and integrating agents with live tools.
Role type
Senior IC backend engineer (AI automation & orchestration)
Builds
Proactive, multi-step AI agents capable of planning, coordinating, and optimizing complex architectural workflows
Domain
Artificial Intelligence / Generative Systems / Backend Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Backend engineering, AI automation, system integration, multi-stage workflow design, agent orchestration, live environment development, SQL database management, privacy/security awareness (prompt injection, authority escalation), persistent state management
Preferred skills
Experience with Supabase, Gmail APIs, MEMORY.md for session tracking, modular service architecture
Technologies
Java, JavaScript, Python, SQL
Responsibilities
Design multi-stage coordination workflows where data gathering leads to thoughtful outcomes, integrate agents with live tools to address real-world use cases, implement persistent state and session tracking, evaluate system behavior and provide technical observations to strengthen agent performance, collaborate with AI teams to shape autonomous agent development, develop software that operates in real-world environments
Seniority
Mid-level to Senior, hands-on IC