Senior Software Engineer (AI Backend)

Aura

93d • $172,000 - $245,000

About The Position

Aura is on a mission to create a safer internet. In a world where our lives are increasingly online, Aura's category-defining suite of intelligent digital safety products help millions of customers protect themselves against digital threats, and that number is growing rapidly. This is an exciting phase at Aura, and our team of over 400 people worldwide is guided by a leadership slate that's successfully grown startups into multi-billion dollar organizations. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer (AI Backend) to join our Apollo team. This role will focus on building and maintaining high-performance backend systems, integrating with AI-driven components, and managing infrastructure with infrastructure-as-code. The ideal candidate is a strong Python developer with experience working in cloud environments and a passion for building scalable, efficient systems.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in software engineering or product engineering.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering or a related quantitative field.
• Strong proficiency in Python for backend development.
• Experience with creating and evaluating AI Agents, using LLMs.
• Background in Machine Learning and deploying ML models in production.
• Knowledge of AWS cloud services.
• Git-based workflows for development, including pull requests and code reviews.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Databricks for large-scale data processing.
• Hands-on experience with Terraform for infrastructure management.
• Experience working with Linux, containers (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.), and cloud environments.
• Familiarity with GitHub Actions for CI/CD automation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance backend features, ensuring system reliability and scalability.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define requirements and improve system performance.
• Manage infrastructure using Terraform and other infrastructure-as-code tools.
• Work closely with Git-based workflows, including code reviews and contributions.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Generous health and wellness benefits
• Retirement savings plans
• Parental leave
• Generous package to support employees in all aspects of their life in and out of work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees