Backend Engineer - AI Integration

TuoTempo

2d•Remote

About The Position

We are seeking a talented Backend Engineer to help us architect and build the next iteration of our AI-powered products. You will drive the innovation of our AI integration and build modern, scalable, real-time architecture, unlocking new capabilities and performances, starting from our conversational AI products. You’ll collaborate closely with AI engineers, product managers, and the broader engineering team.

Requirements

3+ years of experience in OOP Backend Engineering
Proven skills in building real-time APIs (websockets, streaming, etc.) and familiarity with async programming
Hands-on experience integrating LLMs (preferablyOpenAI), knowledge of MCP and exposure to multi-agent architectures
Experience integrating with third party communications APIs. Previous experience with Twilio and/or Whatsapp is highly desirable
Experience with database technologies (SQL and NoSQL), caching techniques and performance tuning
Experience with automated testing tools at various levels (unit testing, integration testing, e2e testing)
Strong communication and collaboration skills

Nice To Haves

Experience working with containerization (Docker) and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
Experience with conversational AI frameworks (chatbot, voice assistant) and with AI/ML frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph)
Experience integrating with 3rd party communications APIs. Previous experience with Twilio and/or Whatsapp is highly desirable.
Previous work migrating legacy systems to modern stacks.
Experience with real-time speech processing, TTS/STT, and telephony systems and PBXs (Asterisk, FreePBX, etc.)

Responsibilities

Architect, develop, and maintain scalable, robust backend services, starting from our voice and chat AI applications.
Experiment with new technologies to achieve real-time and seamless integrations, implementing POCs to try the latest trends in AI environment, partnering with AI/LLM engineers.
Integrate 3rd party API integration such as Twilio (voice), WhatsApp, ElevenLabs, OpenAI and others.
Implement real-time communication features (websockets, streaming), conversation architectures, and advanced voice capabilities.
Design, build, maintain, and improve multi-agent orchestration frameworks for AI-powered conversations.
Collaborate on CI/CD pipelines, ensure robust monitoring, logging, and operational support.
Write clear documentation and support knowledge transfer within the team.