Senior Backend Engineer – Infrastructure & DevOps
About The Position
C3 AI (NYSE: AI), is the Enterprise AI application software company. C3 AI delivers a family of fully integrated products including the C3 Agentic AI Platform, an end-to-end platform for developing, deploying, and operating enterprise AI applications, C3 AI applications, a portfolio of industry-specific SaaS enterprise AI applications that enable the digital transformation of organizations globally, and C3 Generative AI, a suite of domain-specific generative AI offerings for the enterprise. Learn more at: C3 AI We are looking for a highly motivated Senior Backend Engineer to join our Infrastructure & DevOps team. You will play a critical role in designing, building, and maintaining the backbone of our scalable cloud environments, CI/CD systems, and developer tooling. Your work will directly support engineering productivity and system reliability across the company.
Requirements
- B.S./M.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- 5+ years of backend or infrastructure engineering experience in production environments.
- Strong experience with CI/CD pipeline design.
- Proficiency in Terraform, Ansible, and infrastructure automation in cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Hands-on experience with Java, Groovy, Python, Shell scripting, and configuration of Gradle/Maven build systems.
- Deep understanding of Docker containerization and lifecycle management.
- Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability tools is a plus.
- Passion for clean, maintainable code, with a strong emphasis on automation and developer enablement.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with major cloud providers such as Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Microsoft Azure, and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Responsibilities
- Design and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines to automate testing, integration, and deployment across a distributed development organization.
- Develop and maintain infrastructure as code (IaC) using Terraform and Ansible to provision and manage cloud environments.
- Build and maintain internal tools and services written in Java, Groovy, Python, and Shell.
- Support engineering workflows and release automation.
- Manage and enhance build systems leveraging Gradle and Maven to support large-scale Java-based applications.
- Containerize and orchestrate services using Docker, ensuring consistency across development, staging, and production environments.
- Deploy and manage services in Kubernetes (K8s) clusters, supporting scalability and high availability across environments.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve deployment workflows, monitor systems, and respond to incidents.
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to improving engineering standards, tooling, and processes.
Benefits
- C3 AI provides excellent benefits, a competitive compensation package and generous equity plan.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
