Hebbia · 5 months ago
Backend Engineer, Agent Collaboration Platform
New York City
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$160K/yr - $300K/yr
5+ years expHebbia is a company focused on universal knowledge capture and aims to empower users with capable AI. They are seeking a Backend Engineer to build efficient software solutions and integrate product experience with powerful distributed systems, while also providing mentorship to junior engineers.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Business IntelligenceProductivity ToolsSoftware
Responsibilities
Own critical system components: Take complex requirements and turn them into robust, scaled solutions that solve real customer needs
Unlock O(1) universal indexing: Build and iterate on our high-scale document build system that enables constant time latency for indexing any content in the world, regardless of data volume
Drive performance optimization: Architect and implement performance-tuning solutions to ensure our systems operate efficiently at scale, minimizing latency and maximizing throughput across millions of documents
Mentor and guide: Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to junior engineers, fostering a culture of learning and growth
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, or a related field
5+ years software development experience at a venture-backed startup or top technology firm, with a focus on backend software engineering
Proficiency in building backend and API systems using technologies such as Python, Java, or Go
Extensive experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS)
Working experience with one or more of the following: Kafka, ElasticSearch, PostgreSQL, and/or Redis
Ability to analyze complex problems, propose innovative solutions, and effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Proven experience in leading software development projects and collaborating with cross-functional teams
Strong interpersonal and communication skills to foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment
Enthusiasm for continuous learning and professional growth
A passion for exploring new technologies, frameworks, and software development methodologies
Embraces rapid prototyping with an emphasis on user feedback
Autonomous and excited about taking ownership over major initiatives
Preferred
A strong academic background with coursework in data structures, algorithms, and software development is preferred
Experience building agentic systems or LLM enabled products
Frequent user of AI products, especially during the development lifecycle (i.e. Cursor, Claude Code, etc)
Benefits
PTO: Unlimited
Insurance: Medical + Dental + Vision + 401K
Eats: Catered lunch daily + doordash dinner credit if you ever need to stay late
Parental leave policy: 3 months non-birthing parent, 4 months for birthing parent
Fertility benefits: $15k lifetime benefit
New hire equity grant: competitive equity package with unmatched upside potential
Company
Hebbia
Hebbia is an AI platform that helps companies transform heaps of information into insights.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$161.1MKey Investors
Andreessen HorowitzIndex VenturesFloodgate
2024-07-08Series B· $130M
2022-07-01Series A· $30M
2020-10-29Pre Seed· $1.1M
Leadership Team
George Sivulka
Founder and CEO
Recent News
Business Wire
2025-12-16
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