Architect I- Senior Backend + AI Engineer

Location: NYC / New York, NY

Required Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; Master's degree preferred.

• 10 years of experience building large-scale distributed systems.

• Strong proficiency in Node.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, and/or Golang.

• Strong experience with LLM systems, Agentic AI workflows, and advanced ML infrastructure.

• Proven ownership of complex, cross-functional agentic systems spanning multiple teams or products.

• Strong engineering fundamentals across backend systems, APIs, data pipelines, and cloud infrastructure.

• Deep experience across the Agentic AI stack, including planning, tool use, memory, orchestration, and evaluation.

• Fluency with AI-assisted and agentic development workflows.

• Experience translating ambiguous problem spaces into reliable, production-ready autonomous systems.

• Ability to influence technical direction and align teams without formal authority.

• Experience with workflow engines, asynchronous processing, queues, and streaming systems.

• Experience with cloud platforms, Docker, and Kubernetes.

• Strong knowledge of SQL/PostgreSQL and NoSQL technologies such as MongoDB and Redis.

• Experience with Git and CI/CD pipelines.

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.