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aitechBackend Developerremote
About this role
Join Sentient as a Senior Backend Engineer to advance open-source AI development. Work on robust backend services and AI workflows in a remote, full-time role.
Description
About Sentient
Sentient is advancing and empowering the development of open-source artificial general intelligence (AGI). We build research, products, and frameworks that help developers and researchers to push the boundaries of AI in the open. Our mission is to enable a future where the development of AGI is shaped by a broad community of contributors. Backed by leading investors including Founders Fund, Pantera, and Framework, we’re bringing together a team to tackle fundamental challenges in open-source AI. Join us to help build the tools and technology that make this future possible.Responsibilities
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain fault-tolerant core infrastructure for the Sentient platform
- Architect and manage robust performance-critical backend services on AWS and GCP
- Implement serverless architectures and optimize cloud resource utilization
- Implement and maintain REST and Websocket APIs to provide data to AI applications
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
- Design and deploy scalable, reliable, and secure end-to-end AI workflows for Sentient products, including fine-tuning and inference pipelines for generative AI models
- Design and implement custom AI agent frameworks and multi-agent systems from scratch
- Deploy, test, and follow proper release management processes to drive end-to-end services from dev to UAT to production
- Deploy services in accordance with security measures, including IAM, security groups, and encryption
- Write comprehensive documentation to ensure reproducibility and transparency
Requirements
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years hands-on experience in developing large applications and designing end-to-end infrastructure
- Demonstrated mastery of the Python programming language
- Expertise in a lot of the AWS and GCP services:
- Expertise in containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes, EKS, GKE)
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CDK, Cloud Deployment Manager)
- Understanding of Generative AI, LLMs, datasets, fine-tuning, and AI inference
- Problem-solving mindset to navigate ambiguity in a fast-paced startup
- Passion for building revolutionary AI products
Conditions & Benefits
Benefits
- Competitive salary, equity, and insurance
- Flexible PTO and WFH policy
- Top-of-the-line engineers and technology
- Opportunity to shape the direction of a pioneering open AI platform
Job Details
Market range (est.)$120k–$245k
LocationRemote
AI Score★★★★★★★★☆☆ 8/10
PostedOct 6, 2026 (6d ago)
Tags & Skills
aitechBackend Developerremote
Tech Stack
PythonAWSGCPDockerKubernetesTerraform