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Continua AI · 2 months ago

Senior Systems Software Engineer

positionNew York, NY
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
senioritySenior Level
date7+ years exp

Continua is a company developing socially-intelligent AI agents, funded by Google and Bessemer Venture Partners. They are seeking a Senior Systems Software Engineer to design, build, and scale backend services and APIs for their AI agent platform while collaborating with other disciplines to enhance user experience.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Responsibilities

Design, build, and scale backend services and APIs using Python (and preferably Go) to power our AI agent platform
Partner with ML engineers to integrate large language models (LLMs) into production systems
Own feature development from ideation to launch: gather requirements, implement, test, and iterate
Improve system reliability and scalability by enhancing testing, removing performance bottlenecks, and refining infrastructure
Collaborate closely across disciplines, including with our CEO, product manager, and designer, to translate product goals into technical solutions
Participate in on-call rotations and production maintenance to ensure a great user experience

Qualification

PythonBackend engineeringDatabase technologiesCloud architectureAI/ML integrationFrontend systemsProduct intuitionStartup experience

Required

7+ years of infra / backend engineering experience
Good understanding of database technologies, like SQL, Postgres, etc
Strong intuition for product balancing user needs with technical constraints
Comfortable working across the stack, from frontend to backend systems and data pipelines
Familiarity with cloud architecture and deploying to cloud, particularly Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or Terraform
Able to work independently and handle ambiguity in a fast-paced startup environment
Excited about the opportunity to tackle impossible problems

Preferred

Experience integrating or deploying AI/ML models into user-facing products
Background in real-time or conversational applications
Prior experience in high-growth startups or developing products from 0 to 1

Benefits

Health benefits
401k

Company

Continua AI

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We've brought the power of LLMs to group chat. The AI revolution has brought the world incredibly useful tools.
dateFounded in 2023
location
New York, New York, USA
people-size2-10 employees
web-link
https://continua.ai/

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
Total Funding
$8M
Key Investors
Google Ventures
2025-08-12Seed· $8M

Leadership Team

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David Petrou
Founder and CEO
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Recent News

Business Wire
Continua Brings Amazon, Google, Instagram, and TikTok Shopping to Social AI
2025-11-25
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Continua Scores $8M Seed Round
2025-08-14
FinSMEs
Continua Raises $8M in Seed Funding
2025-08-14
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