Liquid AI · 4 months ago
Member of Technical Staff - Backend Engineer
San Francisco
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior LevelLiquid AI is a foundation model company spun out of MIT, focused on building efficient AI systems at every scale. They are seeking a Member of Technical Staff - Backend Engineer to architect and implement full-stack solutions, design scalable backend services, and collaborate with Product and ML teams to enhance ML deployment processes.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
Responsibilities
Architect and implement full-stack solutions for both internal platforms and customer-facing products
Design and scale backend services that enable robust ML model deployment
Build deployment infrastructure that runs seamlessly across cloud and on-premise environments
Develop interfaces that make complex ML systems accessible and usable
Establish workflows that accelerate ML research-to-deployment cycles
Collaborate closely with Product and ML teams to iterate quickly and effectively
Qualification
Required
Proven track record of architecting and scaling systems from scratch
Deep understanding of modern software architecture and best practices
You thrive on building systems from the ground up, not just maintaining them
You understand that good infrastructure is the difference between theoretical and practical ML
You balance pragmatism and ambition—knowing when to push for scale and when to ship
You're excited by the challenge of turning complex ML capabilities into intuitive products
Architect and implement full-stack solutions for both internal platforms and customer-facing products
Design and scale backend services that enable robust ML model deployment
Build deployment infrastructure that runs seamlessly across cloud and on-premise environments
Develop interfaces that make complex ML systems accessible and usable
Establish workflows that accelerate ML research-to-deployment cycles
Collaborate closely with Product and ML teams to iterate quickly and effectively
Preferred
Experience deploying ML-powered systems in real-world production environments
Strong opinions about engineering practices—backed by hard-earned lessons
Ability to decide when to build vs. when to leverage existing tools
Company
Liquid AI
Build efficient general-purpose AI at every scale.
Founded in 2023
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$293.1MKey Investors
AMD VenturesOSS Capital L.P.
2024-12-13Series A· $250M
2023-12-01Seed· $37.5M
2023-05-05Seed· $5.6M
Leadership Team
Ramin Hasani
Co-founder and CEO
Mathias Lechner
Co-founder and CTO
Recent News
2025-12-06
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2025-11-15
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