AI Backend Engineer
Core
Build and run backend systems supporting AI-powered insurance workflows, designing orchestration layers for LLMs and AI-assisted automation.
Role type
Senior IC backend engineer (AI systems)
Builds
Production AI orchestration layers, inference pipelines, and scalable backend services for insurance decisioning and automation.
Domain
Insurance + AI/LLM infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Backend engineering, high-throughput low-latency services, distributed systems, system design, API design, observability, LLM integration, caching/batching/streaming, incident response
Preferred skills
Experience with Anthropic/OpenAI models, Node.js, Python, SQL, NoSQL, Docker, Kubernetes
Technologies
Anthropic, OpenAI, LLM APIs, Node.js, Python, SQL, NoSQL, Docker, Kubernetes, observability tools
Responsibilities
Design and implement AI orchestration layers connecting models and business logic; develop inference pipelines for LLM-based automation; optimize latency, throughput, and cost via caching and streaming; define stable service boundaries between backend and ML components; implement observability and incident response workflows; investigate production issues in distributed AI systems; collaborate with frontend, product, and ML teams to deliver features.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
