Senior Backend Engineer

Giga
San Francisco, California
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 200,000 - 350,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsSkills: ["Leadership","Problem-solving","Communication","Teamwork"]

Join Giga as a Senior Backend Engineer to build scalable, in-office data-intensive backend services in Python (Django a plus) for a real-time AI agent platform. You’ll work on cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP), containerization (Kubernetes, Docker), and contribute to high-impact features for enterprise customers from a hands-on leadership role within the Engineering team.

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Giga
Giga
10 months ago

Senior Backend Engineer

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Job Summary

Join Giga as a Senior Backend Engineer to build scalable, in-office data-intensive backend services in Python (Django a plus) for a real-time AI agent platform. You’ll work on cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP), containerization (Kubernetes, Docker), and contribute to high-impact features for enterprise customers from a hands-on leadership role within the Engineering team.
Location: San Francisco, California
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop backend services in Python (Django experience is a plus) and contribute to scalable cloud infrastructure for real-time AI agents
  • •Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver features for enterprise customers and maintain high reliability
  • •Contribute to deployment, monitoring, and optimization using Kubernetes and Docker in a production environment
  • •Provide technical leadership and mentorship within the engineering team and drive best practices
  • •Help shape the architectural direction and platform capabilities to improve system performance and reduce hallucination rates

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 200,000 - 350,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:EquityHealth InsuranceDentalVision

Key Requirements

  • •Backend: Strong experience in Python (Django experience is a plus)
  • •Cloud: Proficient with AWS or Google Cloud
  • •Scalability: Familiarity with Kubernetes and Docker is a plus
  • •Entrepreneurial: Preference for candidates with experience at successful startups. Former founders are especially valued
  • •Seasoned: 5+ years of hands-on engineering experience with roles in leadership
Experience:5+ yearsAIEnterprise softwareCustomer experience
Skills:LeadershipProblem-solvingCommunicationTeamwork
Tech Stack:PythonDjangoAWSGoogle CloudKubernetesDocker

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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