Senior Systems Software Engineer
Continua
Continua is a rapidly growing AI startup based in New York, NY, focused on developing socially-intelligent AI agents for group conversations. They are seeking a Senior Systems Software Engineer to enhance their AI agent platform by designing and scaling backend services and APIs, collaborating with ML engineers, and improving system reliability.
Qualification
- 7+ years of infra/backend engineering experience.
- Good understanding of database technologies, like SQL and Postgres.
- Strong intuition for product balancing user needs with technical constraints.
- Comfortable working across the stack, from frontend to backend systems and data pipelines.
- Familiarity with cloud architecture and deploying to cloud, particularly Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or Terraform.
- Able to work independently and handle ambiguity in a fast-paced startup environment.
Responsibility
- Design, build, and scale backend services and APIs using Python and preferably Go.
- Partner with ML engineers to integrate large language models (LLMs) into production systems.
- Own feature development from ideation to launch: gather requirements, implement, test, and iterate.
- Improve system reliability and scalability by enhancing testing and refining infrastructure.
- Collaborate closely with CEO, product manager, and designer to translate product goals into technical solutions.
- Participate in on-call rotations and production maintenance.
