Staff Backend Engineer

Giga
San Francisco, California
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 200,000 - 500,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 7+ yearsSkills: ["Problem-solving","Ownership","Communication","Collaboration","Influencing"]

Backend-focused engineer sought to build the infrastructure powering AI agents at an in-office San Francisco team. You’ll own end-to-end systems from data pipelines to real-time agent services, ship features with high reliability, and influence architecture and code quality in a fast-growing AI startup environment.

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Giga
Giga
10 months ago

Staff Backend Engineer

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Job Summary

Backend-focused engineer sought to build the infrastructure powering AI agents at an in-office San Francisco team. You’ll own end-to-end systems from data pipelines to real-time agent services, ship features with high reliability, and influence architecture and code quality in a fast-growing AI startup environment.
Location: San Francisco, California
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own end-to-end backend problems and ship reliable infrastructure powering AI agents.
  • •Build and maintain data pipelines, analytics, and real-time agent systems across the stack.
  • •Make sound technical decisions, set the bar for code quality, and influence system design.
  • •Collaborate with small team to move quickly while maintaining robust, scalable services.
  • •Own impact-driven work with autonomy and a focus on delivering tangible customer value.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 200,000 - 500,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:401kParental LeaveWellness StipendCommuter BenefitsMedicalDentalVision

Key Requirements

  • •7+ years building backend systems with emphasis on reliability and scale
  • •Expertise in Python and Django
  • •Experience with AWS, Modal, and Kubernetes for infrastructure
  • •Ability to operate with ambiguity, define problems, and own solutions
  • •Willingness to work 100% in-office in San Francisco and ship end-to-end features
Experience:7+ yearsAIEnterprise softwareSaaS
Skills:Problem-solvingOwnershipCommunicationCollaborationInfluencing
Tech Stack:PythonDjangoAWSModalKubernetesTypeScriptVite

Company Brief

Giga
Builds emotionally intelligent, real‑time AI voice and chat agents to automate enterprise B2C customer support, handling complex workflows, multilingual voice, and integrations for large enterprises like DoorDash.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Growth Stage Startup
Funding: Series A
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2023
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