Backend Engineer, Agent Collaboration Platform at Hebbia

About Hebbia

Hebbia is an AI platform for investment professionals, founded in 2020. The company powers decision-making for major asset managers, including BlackRock, KKR, and Carlyle, managing over $30 trillion in assets globally.

About the team

The Agent Collaboration platform team builds interactive tools and analysis features for AI agents. The flagship product, Matrix, is a generative spreadsheet that coordinates complex workflows across thousands of documents, processing information equivalent to 100 Harry Potter novels per second.

Responsibilities

Transform complex requirements into robust, scalable solutions addressing real customer needs

Develop high-scale document indexing systems enabling constant-time latency regardless of data volume

Optimize system performance to minimize latency and maximize throughput across millions of documents

Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, or related field

5+ years backend software engineering experience at startups or top tech firms

Proficiency in Python, Java, or Go for building backend and API systems

Extensive AWS cloud platform experience

Working experience with Kafka, ElasticSearch, PostgreSQL, and/or Redis

Strong problem-solving and cross-functional communication

Leadership experience and collaborative team skills

Bonus

Experience building agentic systems or LLM-enabled products

Regular use of AI development tools (Cursor, Claude Code, etc.)

Compensation

Salary Range: $160,000 - $300,000 USD

Benefits

Unlimited PTO

Medical, dental, vision insurance and 401K

Daily catered lunch and DoorDash dinner credits

Parental leave (3-4 months)

$15K lifetime fertility benefits

Competitive equity package