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KastleKastleSan Francisco, CA

Founding Engineer

Architects and owns core backend systems for real-time AI voice agents in consumer lending, focusing on low-latency performance, scalability with Kubernetes, and self-improving AI. Requires strong Python backend expertise and distributed systems knowledge.

130k – 200k/yr
On-siteBackend Engineering

About the role

What You’ll Do

  • Architect and own core systems that power real-time AI voice and compliance workflows
  • Push performance boundaries, delivering sub-700ms latency leveraging event driven architecture and parallel processing
  • Deploy, operate, scale, resilient systems using Kubernetes and distributed sub-systems
  • Build a self-improving AI system that improves with every customer interaction and human feedback
  • Ship fast, ship right from whiteboard design to live production in bank environments

What You Bring

  • Strong fundamentals in building high-performance, real-time backend systems (primarily in Python)
  • Deep understanding of distributed systems, reliability, and fault tolerance
  • Excellent database design and performance optimization skills
  • A bias for ownership and an ability to figure things out in messy, high-velocity environments

Nice to Have

  • Experience with training, designing, or building production AI/ML systems
  • Previous startup or founder experience

Skills

PythonKubernetesDistributed SystemsEvent-Driven ArchitectureDatabase OptimizationAI/MLReal-Time Systems
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