Description
Hebbia is seeking a skilled Backend Engineer to join its Agents team. As a Backend Engineer, you will be responsible for building highly efficient software solutions that leverage the latest software and agentic solutions. You will integrate product experience with powerful distributed systems, protecting Hebbia's technical edge via elegant software design, efficient data communication, and sophisticated integrations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own critical system components: Take complex requirements and turn them into robust, scaled solutions that solve real customer needs.
- Unlock O(1) universal indexing: Build and iterate on our high-scale document build system that enables constant time latency for indexing any content in the world, regardless of data volume.
- Drive performance optimization: Architect and implement performance-tuning solutions to ensure our systems operate efficiently at scale, minimizing latency and maximizing throughput across millions of documents.
- Mentor and guide: Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to junior engineers, fostering a culture of learning and growth.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, or a related field.
- 5+ years software development experience at a venture-backed startup or top technology firm, with a focus on backend software engineering.
- Proficiency in building backend and API systems using technologies such as Python, Java, or Go.
- Extensive experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS).
- Working experience with one or more of the following: Kafka, ElasticSearch, PostgreSQL, and/or Redis.
- Ability to analyze complex problems, propose innovative solutions, and effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Proven experience in leading software development projects and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills to foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment.
- Enthusiasm for continuous learning and professional growth. A passion for exploring new technologies, frameworks, and software development methodologies.
- Embraces rapid prototyping with an emphasis on user feedback.
- Autonomous and excited about taking ownership over major initiatives.
Bonuses:
- Experience building agentic systems or LLM enabled products.
- Frequent user of AI products, especially during the development lifecycle (i.e. Cursor, Claude Code, etc).
Compensation: The salary range for this role is $160,000 to $300,000. This range may be inclusive of several career levels at Hebbia and will be narrowed during the interview process based on the candidate's experience and qualifications. Adjustments outside of this range may be considered for candidates whose qualifications significantly differ from those outlined in the job description.