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Senior Backend Engineer

Giga
San Francisco, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 6/7/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/5/2026
Location: San Francisco (100% In-Office)

Experience: 5 years

Giga builds AI agents trusted by the largest B2C companies in the world. Industry leaders like DoorDash trust Giga with their most complex support and operations workflows across voice, chat, and email.

Engineers at Giga work on problems like:

  • building agents with almost no hallucination rates
  • a voice experience that's better than talking to humans
  • creating self-learning agents that optimize metrics

Who You Are / Must-Haves:

  • Exceptional Engineer
    • 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
  • Committed: Willing to be present in-office for all work days. No remote.

Perks & Benefits

  • Competitive total compensation
  • Equinox membership
  • Full health, dental, and vision coverage
  • On-demand snacks, coffee, and DoorDash Credits
  • Ubers covered home

Interview Process

  • Screening call w/ recruiting lead (20 min)
  • Intro call w/ Founding Engineer (15 min)
  • Live coding round w/ Founding Engineer (1 hr)
  • In-office interview (full day)

Compensation Range: $200K - $350K

Salary : $200,000 - $350,000

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