Product Engineer (Backend)
Core
Design and build backend services in Rust to handle real-time policy checks at scale, ensuring low latency and high reliability for AI safety systems.
Role type
Senior IC backend engineer (Rust)
Builds
High-throughput APIs, real-time policy enforcement systems, and data pipelines for AI safety
Domain
AI Safety / High-performance backend systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Rust (async/Tokio), system design, PostgreSQL, API design, database schema design, observability
Preferred skills
ClickHouse, Redis, Kafka, LLM infrastructure, fintech background
Technologies
Rust, Tokio, Axum, Actix, PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, Redis, Kafka
Responsibilities
Design and build backend services in Rust; own features end-to-end from API design to deployment; improve system performance and reliability; collaborate with product and research teams
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC