Inflection AI is building the next generation of conversational AI. We're hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to design and operate the systems that power agentic workflows for millions of users.

LOCATION

Palo Alto, California (in-office).

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Design agentic backend systems including orchestration, memory, retrieval, and tool integrations
Operate high-availability inference pipelines optimizing latency, cost, and quality
Build internal platforms (service templates, CI/CD, observability, evaluation)
Partner with researchers and frontend teams on user-facing features

MUST HAVE

10–15 years backend engineering in cloud production systems
Demonstrated shipping of agentic AI systems with real user impact
Production expertise: Python, Postgres, Redis, AWS/GCP/Azure, containers, Kubernetes
LLM application patterns: RAG, tool use, evaluation loops, and the latency/cost/quality tradeoffs
Independent ownership driving systems to production

NICE TO HAVE

Agent orchestration frameworks: LangGraph, LlamaIndex, OpenAI/Anthropic Agent SDKs
Evaluation tools: LangSmith, Braintrust
Streaming, queueing, vector infrastructure experience
Customer-facing on-call SLO ownership
Open-source agent/LLM contributions

COMPENSATION

Base salary $350,000–$500,000 USD plus meaningful equity. Medical/dental/vision, 401(k) matching, unlimited PTO, parental leave, and visa support for international employees in the Bay Area.

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