Senior Backend Engineer (AI Conversational Systems)

About the Company:
A tech-driven company revolutionizing the quick-service restaurant industry through conversational AI. Their product suite supports real-time voice ordering, personalized experiences, and ML-powered automation that improves service speed and customer satisfaction. The engineering team embraces autonomy, curiosity, and performance in a high-impact, production-focused environment.

About the Role:
We’re seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to help design and scale backend infrastructure supporting real-time conversational AI. You’ll work at the intersection of software engineering and machine learning, building flexible conversational pipelines and optimizing AI/ML workflows in production. You will collaborate with ML engineers, product managers, and infrastructure teams to deliver reliable AI-powered experiences.

Responsibilities:

• Architect and implement configurable conversational pipelines for real-time voice interactions
• Integrate ML/AI systems into scalable production infrastructure
• Monitor and improve performance of AI pipelines in live environments
• Lead debugging and issue resolution across the stack
• Maintain test coverage and tooling for AI system reliability

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize user experience and model performance

  Qualifications:

• BSc in Software Development or equivalent industry experience
• 5+ years experience in Python
• Strong backend development and software architecture skills
• Experience in developing and deploying multiple projects used in production
• Experience with CI/CD, Clouds (AWS/GCP/Azure), Linux, Docker, Kubernetes.
• Experience with Data Pipelines, ETL.
• Prior experience working in startups.

• 2+ years of experience as a tech lead or team lead.

  Bonus:

• Experience with conversational AI applications.
• Knowledge of concurrency.
• Experience with React.