Member of Technical Staff, Infra at Abaka AI

<div data-page-id="J3sidwVUMojVHxx3H3YlWosPgyf" data-lark-html-role="root" data-docx-has-block-data="false"> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-X0MwdwrOOopBVexL4W0lcHJ8gde"><strong>About Abaka </strong></div> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-FjgpdaCReoGaaWxgKaulvHdCgCg">Abaka AI is built on one mission: to be the world’s most trusted data partner for AI companies. More than 1,000 industry leaders across Generative AI, Embodied AI, and Automotive AI rely on us to power their data pipelines. With our headquarters in Silicon Valley—and teams in Paris, Singapore, and Tokyo—we support global partners with fast, reliable, and scalable data solutions.</div> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-PZv1dxZnOopEKXxCIZhlFh29gvh">Our offerings include a diverse catalog of off-the-shelf datasets (image, video, multimodal, reasoning, 3D, and beyond) as well as comprehensive data collection and annotation services. Whether teams need raw data, curated datasets, or full-cycle data engineering, Abaka AI provides the foundation for building high-performance AI systems.</div> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-Nb9odDYXAoRlQExAIMBlhFajgcb">&nbsp;</div> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-EWskdd2c0omAjtx6Lmqlu00KgSg"><strong>About the Role</strong></div> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-OeNYdFuCqoZCmlxFXWolwNq8gaf">As a Member of Technical Staff, Infra, you'll own the scalability and reliability of the services that power our AI-native product features and platform applications, spanning our cloud infrastructure, APIs, and data models that need to hold up under real production load. Backend and infra will be your primary focus, but you should still be a generalist enough to support end-to-end product development when needed.</div> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-H02YdLAUloc71vxrRhTle4n5gQb">Finally, you are a product-minded engineer that cares as much about whether a feature solves the customer and users' problems as you do about how it's built. Our Expert Talent platform is growing and scaling significantly in the 1-100 stage, so your impact will be immense and have a great deal of ownership from day one.</div> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-LOG7dJjbRoV6oMxCrgCl6f6igRb">&nbsp;</div> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-ZHozd6yTCoVPWpxT3aRlTMIRgpc"><strong>Responsibilities</strong></div> <ul class="list-bullet1"> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-A9ZmdccWcoWwlvxspdZliNlKgmf" data-list="bullet"> <div>Own the architecture of Abaka Expert Platform's shared backend systems—core services, data models, APIs, and cross-product infrastructure.</div> </li> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-BVPkd7chkoZ5e2xXdzplIJU3gJb" data-list="bullet"> <div>Define and drive the long-term technical strategy for backend architecture across the organization.</div> </li> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-WziSdWWxBowKZDxa1AElBiJOgFb" data-list="bullet"> <div>Design, build, and ship backend services and APIs that power AI-native product features at scale.</div> </li> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-H9sLdh1AjohZc6xew0pluGAsgX4" data-list="bullet"> <div>Design systems for scale, reliability, and evolvability, and lead the highest-stakes technical decisions and design reviews.</div> </li> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-Whded8VJMokD87x5KZ9lUznYgZc" data-list="bullet"> <div>Establish backend engineering standards, patterns, and best practices adopted across all product teams.</div> </li> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-LdotdmuFfo4Fy2xwfkHlOzfxgCc" data-list="bullet"> <div>Partner closely with Product and AI/ML teams to translate product and model requirements into production-grade systems.</div> </li> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-EvwqdjzBloDPk2xisYElCeJJgRe" data-list="bullet"> <div>Use modern AI development tools.</div> </li> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-IhVzdwe2DomfbUx7qz1l2PvBgkh" data-list="bullet"> <div>Improve performance, reliability, and observability of existing backend infrastructure</div> </li> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-UlT2dIY4yo8OCax6Z0al20pTgfe" data-list="bullet"> <div>Debug and resolve production issues</div> </li> </ul> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-UCovduHS4olAdlx8IU3lKGJFgRd">&nbsp;</div> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-PHNadxYQVo0JjnxS0R7ltSc1gyd"><strong>Qualifications</strong></div> <ul class="list-bullet1"> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-USwDdrjLPoZsntxqh7XlPSXAgGf" data-list="bullet"> <div>3+ years of professional backend software engineering experience</div> </li> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-VjZRdS0q4oWiwFxMe1elI7Ongcf" data-list="bullet"> <div>Strong expertise in backend: API design, data modeling, distributed systems, databases, and API design at scale.</div> </li> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-AnLjdeOFHospuyxvhNTlCFfdgge" data-list="bullet"> <div>A track record of owning architecture across multiple teams or an entire organization—and of decisions that aged well.</div> </li> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-FXhZdXq7woohTjxaXwxlRIXwgEh" data-list="bullet"> <div>Capable in a modern frontend framework (React/TypeScript) and able to work the full path from UI to backend when needed</div> </li> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-ItSgdxZtRo49STxPV3JlPlAEgBe" data-list="bullet"> <div>Product-minded: you push back on unnecessary complexity and think about the customer outcome the system enables.</div> </li> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-EzKMdW99voijazxjZb1lvDIFgmb" data-list="bullet"> <div>Excellent communication skills—able to make complex tradeoffs legible to both engineers and leadership.</div> </li> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-TiMXdnchrohBQfxytTZlGQqKghd" data-list="bullet"> <div>Experience building or integrating AI/LLM-powered features and agent designs</div> </li> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-BeUBdrfq4on1Lqxy8KIlu9Fkg7c" data-list="bullet"> <div>Fluent with modern AI development tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or similar) as part of your daily workflow.</div> </li> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-Cwu7d2m5JoXYevxC5xjlN8d7gAc" data-list="bullet"> <div>Comfortable with ambiguity and evolving priorities</div> </li> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-HQdudQCzaoL3eQxDzrflucyOg7f" data-list="bullet"> <div>High ownership, pragmatism, and a bias toward shipping.</div> </li> </ul> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-SI0PdEDkFoLj7DxokdEl48IBgph">&nbsp;</div> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-Co1YdRFAwoNvlfxqizvlkcrbgjc"><strong>Preferred Qualifications</strong></div> <ul class="list-bullet1"> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-QCmndhmsZoX3TYxHFrklHUa2gih" data-list="bullet"> <div>Startup or founder experience</div> </li> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-NKF9de79zoZuCtxKC10lzx4DgQb" data-list="bullet"> <div>Experience building consumer-facing products at scale.</div> </li> <li class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-MWUtdmZwtoR5DexW3AolCDs5gdg" data-list="bullet"> <div>ML and Deep Learning knowledge and experience</div> </li> </ul> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-KZ6Vd2EDXoMjmQxVTgClsmEugae">&nbsp;</div> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-T83EdeXzGoKdQLxVkd6lELrvgDe"><strong>Compensation &amp; Benefits</strong></div> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-ChDUdVPRloIPvRxk6jilsox0gzh">The base salary range for this position is $140,000 - $200,000 USD annually.</div> <div class="ace-line ace-line old-record-id-M4OsdmcFiouSFixjcqyl2NdYgZd">Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work at Abaka AI. This role is eligible for equity, as well as a comprehensive benefits package (health, dental, vision, PTO, flexible work schedule).</div> </div>