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Jellyfish · 1 day ago

Senior Backend Engineer - Native AI Platform

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$165K/yr - $235K/yr

10+ years exp

Jellyfish is focused on building a Native AI future and is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to develop the infrastructure for AI agents aimed at engineering leaders. This role involves transforming their platform from traditional SaaS to Native AI SaaS by building backend systems, designing APIs, and optimizing for AI workloads.

AnalyticsInformation TechnologySoftware

No H1B

Responsibilities

Design, plan and implement key features as part of a highly effective agile team

Rapidly deliver value for our customers by pushing features to our AWS-hosted SaaS environment daily, with automated CI/CD pipelines

Provide technical and product expertise within your team and across the organization

Communicate effectively about project status and technical issues

Participate in your team’s agile process and work to continually improve your team’s capabilities

Provide support for production operations of the Jellyfish product

Actively participate in a culture supportive of growth and inclusion on your team

Qualification

Backend developmentPythonDjangoLarge Language ModelsAPI designAWSCuriosityCommunication skillsCollaborative work

Required

10+ years of experience building SaaS products with a focus on Back End development

Strong skills in Python, and passion for building production software systems using Django

Experience working with Large Language Models and an understanding of how to manage context

Experience working with non-traditional data platforms such as column stores

Experience designing APIs for consumption by LLMs

Fluency with tools such as Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, Kiro and a track record of using them to build and ship fast

Have worked in or interested in a growth-stage startup

Curiosity - great at asking questions, figuring out what needs to be done, building consensus, and executing

Love learning new things and teaching others what you know

Strong communication skills, and enjoy collaborative work

Humility, a performance-driven attitude, and a team-player approach

Passion for building great companies in an environment where a sense of humor is a must

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the US. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time