Backend Platform Engineer
Engineering · Posted 2 months ago
We're looking for Backend Engineers with 2-8 years of experience who can build and own core backend architecture and infrastructure for our AI platform. You should be deeply technical, comfortable working at startup speed, and excited about putting the best technology in the hands of warfighters and government operator...
- Way of working
- On site
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Pay range
- $180,000 to $240,000
- Level
- Mid
- Experience
- 2 to 8 years
- Type
- Full time
- Visa sponsorship
- Not offered for this role
- The company
- Software Development · under 20 people
Skills that matter here
What you would be doing
- Design and build the core backend architecture powering Usul's AI platform for government contract capture
- Own backend systems end-to-end — from data pipelines and API design to deployment and scaling
- Work closely with forward-deployed engineers and the product team to ship features that serve Special Forces, Fortune 500 defense contractors, and other Department of War initiatives
- Build and integrate AI agents and LLM-powered workflows that help customers identify and win contracts
- Collaborate with a small, high-output engineering team (6 engineers, founders included) shipping code daily
- Occasionally travel to customer sites (a few days per month) to gather requirements and iterate alongside operators
The full description
We're looking for Backend Engineers with 2-8 years of experience who can build and own core backend architecture and infrastructure for our AI platform. You should be deeply technical, comfortable working at startup speed, and excited about putting the best technology in the hands of warfighters and government operators.
Who we’re looking for
- 2-8 YOE backend infra experience
- Experience with several of the following: Python, DevOps, Bash, Linux, Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS/GCP, and agentic/LLM tooling.
- Bonus: Typescript
What you'll do:
- Design and build the core backend architecture powering Usul's AI platform for government contract capture
- Own backend systems end-to-end — from data pipelines and API design to deployment and scaling
- Work closely with forward-deployed engineers and the product team to ship features that serve Special Forces, Fortune 500 defense contractors, and other Department of War initiatives
- Build and integrate AI agents and LLM-powered workflows that help customers identify and win contracts
- Collaborate with a small, high-output engineering team (6 engineers, founders included) shipping code daily
- Occasionally travel to customer sites (a few days per month) to gather requirements and iterate alongside operators
Interested in this one?
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