Founding Backend Engineer

We are hiring a Founding Software Engineer in San Francisco.We are building a small, talent-dense team. This role will define the engineering archetype at Unsiloed AI and setthe ceiling for the team. We strongly believe technical DNA compounds (or degrades) with every hire and hencethe first few matter disproportionately. You will be expected to operate proactively, take full ownership, andindependently drive systems from idea to production.What You Will DoAs a Founding Software Engineer, you will own the entire technical stack end-to-end, from core infrastructureand production systems to deployment, reliability, and developer experience.Architect, build, and scale core backend systems powering document intelligence and VLM-based workfowsOwn production infrastructure end-to-end: deployments, monitoring, performance, reliabilityDesign and operate high-throughput, low-latency services in real production environmentsTake systems from R&D production enterprise scaleBuild and maintain cloud and on-prem deployments (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm) for enterprise customersEstablish best practices for CI/CD, observability, debugging, and incident responseWork closely with the founders and research team to turn research prototypes into production-grade, scalablesystems.What We Are Looking ForThis role is backend & infrastructure-heavy. You should have most of the following:Experience building and operating scaled production systemsStrong backend engineering skills (Python required; C++/Rust is a major plus)Experience with distributed systems (microservices, parallel processing, queues, caches like Redis)Deep familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure)Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform / Pulumi)An ownership mindsetNice to have: Experience serving ML / VLM / GPU-heavy workloadsBenefts & PerksCompetitive compensation + equityFull health insurance coverageFree company laptopDoordash/Uber creditsInterview Process Pending Approval Initial Chat Technical Coding Round Work Trial Offer Extended Hired