Member of Technical Staff - Backend Engineer jobs in United States
cer-icon
Apply on Employer Site
company-logo

Liquid AI · 1 day ago

Member of Technical Staff - Backend Engineer

positionSan Francisco, CA
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
seniorityMid, Senior Level

Liquid AI is a foundation model company spun out of MIT, focused on building efficient AI systems at every scale. The role involves architecting and implementing full-stack solutions, designing backend services, and collaborating with product and ML teams to enhance ML deployment.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AIGenerative AIInformation TechnologyMachine Learning
check
H1B Sponsor Likelynote

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

Architecting systemsScaling systemsSoftware architectureML deploymentBackend servicesCloud infrastructureEngineering practicesProduct iterationCollaboration

Required

Proven track record of architecting and scaling systems from scratch
Deep understanding of modern software architecture and best practices
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

Preferred

While San Francisco and Boston are preferred, we are open to other locations in United States

Company

Liquid AI

twittertwittertwitter
company-logo
Build efficient general-purpose AI at every scale.
dateFounded in 2023
location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
people-size51-200 employees
web-link
http://liquid.ai

H1B Sponsorship

Liquid AI has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (2)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$293.1M
Key Investors
AMD VenturesOSS Capital L.P.
2024-12-13Series A· $250M
2023-12-01Seed· $37.5M
2023-05-05Seed· $5.6M

Leadership Team

leader-logo
Ramin Hasani
Co-founder and CEO
linkedin
leader-logo
Mathias Lechner
Co-founder and CTO

Recent News

IEEE Spectrum
MIT’s AI Robotics Lab Director Is Building People-Centered Robots
2025-12-06
Digital Commerce 360
Shopify partners with Liquid AI on product search, recommendations
2025-11-15
Liquid AI
Liquid AI Announces Multi‑Year Partnership with Shopify to Bring Sub‑20ms Foundation Models to Core Commerce Experiences
2025-11-14
Company data provided by crunchbase