Empat · 15 hours ago
Senior Software Engineer
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior LevelEmpat is a company focused on building next-generation autonomous AI systems, and they are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to architect and scale the distributed systems for intelligent AI agents. This role involves designing and implementing high-performance infrastructure to support complex operations in real-world environments.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)ConsultingAppsInformation TechnologyProfessional ServicesMobile Apps
Hiring Manager
Anna P.
Responsibilities
Build a high-performance, fault-tolerant infrastructure layer that:
Orchestrates and coordinates thousands of autonomous AI agents in real time
Scales reliably from early-stage deployments to large-scale production environments
Maintains strict data isolation, integrity, and security across system boundaries
Ensures resilience through monitoring, tracing, and automated recovery mechanisms
Provides deep observability into system performance, agent behavior, and operational health
Design and scale distributed backend systems using Python-based architecture
Develop robust asynchronous workflows and services supporting complex agent lifecycles
Optimize API rate limits and integrations across multiple model and data providers
Design and implement GPU-enabled infrastructure to improve cost efficiency and throughput
Build internal observability tooling and dashboards for real-time performance tracking
Architect systems with privacy, security, and confidentiality as first principles
Collaborate cross-functionally while protecting sensitive infrastructure and proprietary systems
Take ownership of critical infrastructure components as we move from stealth to scaled deployment
Qualification
Required
Proven experience scaling products or companies from 0→1
Strong expertise in Python and distributed systems engineering
Deep understanding of scalability, fault tolerance, and data isolation principles
Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL, Redis, and asynchronous job queue systems
Ability to balance trade-offs between performance, cost, and reliability
High ownership mindset and comfort operating in a small, high-trust team
Commitment to maintaining security and discretion in sensitive production environments
Preferred
Experience with GPU infrastructure or orchestration frameworks
Background in multi-tenant or agent-based architectures
Experience with observability, tracing, and distributed monitoring systems
Benefits
The opportunity to join at a critical inflection point as we scale beyond stealth
Ownership over core infrastructure powering large-scale autonomous systems
A technically ambitious environment designing for exponential growth from day one
Close collaboration with a small, highly skilled engineering team
Direct impact on systems operating in live production environments
A role where technical excellence, autonomy, and long-term thinking are highly valued
Company
Empat
Empat examines their clients' business needs in order to provide profitable, efficient, optimized, and user-friendly solutions.
Founded in 2018
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Igor Repeta
Chief Executive Officer
Nazar Gulyk
Founder
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