# Senior Backend Engineer

**Company:** [LlamaIndex](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/llamaindex)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $180k – $250k/yr
**Experience:** 4+ years
**Skills:** Python, Node.js, Kubernetes, Terraform, Postgres, Temporal, AI, LLMs, APIs
**Posted:** 2025-06-07

> Builds and scales backend features for AI/LLM-native applications using Python, Node.js, Kubernetes, and related tools. Requires 4+ years experience shipping products from prototype to production at scale, with customer iteration.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Build out new features and scale backend capabilities focused on core APIs.
- Backend stack: **Python**, **Node.js**, **Kubernetes**, **Terraform**, **Postgres**, **Temporal**.
- Work closely with prospects and customers to build production solutions.

## Qualifications
- 4+ years experience shipping completely new product features from prototype to production serving end users.
- Experience shipping or interest in AI/LLM-native applications.
- Rapid iteration with customers or engineers; translate user feedback into features and proactive discovery.
- Help jointly develop and iterate on product roadmap for core features.
- Shipped applications at scale.

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