Backend and Infra Engineer
Aida•Palo Alto, CA
•Remote
About The Position
Aida is a B2B enterprise AI company founded by Piyush Prahladka, former co-founder of Glean (a unicorn valued at $7.2B), and Atish Das Sarma, former head of growth engineering at Patreon and head of AI at Apple Cloud. Currently operating in stealth mode, Aida is developing deep AI assistants tailored for every role. The company is well-funded, having secured a significant seed round. Aida’s team consists of 20 members based in Palo Alto and India. We are seeking a strong Backend and Infra Engineer who is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
Requirements
- Solid coding experience in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, and other languages
- Strong background in Data Structures and Algorithms
- Solid system design skills, with the ability to describe moderately complex system design problems in technical depth
- Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases
- Knowledge of at least one public cloud platform—AWS, GCP, or Azure
- Familiarity with modern cloud environments: Docker & containerization, infrastructure-as-code, DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and automation
- Experience with modern monitoring/logging architectures (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, fluent-bit, DataDog) and the ability to discuss these systems
- Strong networking knowledge: DNS, firewalls, routing, VPC peering, packet-sniffing, security groups, ports, tcpdump, DNS caching, etc.
- Solid Linux/Unix fundamentals
- Hands-on experience with network security and database systems
- At least 3 years of relevant experience
Nice To Haves
- Prior startup experience
Benefits
- Competitive pay and benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
