Senior Backend Engineer (Studio AI)

Join our team as a Senior Backend Engineer (Go) and be the architect of our multimodal generation pipeline. You will design and scale Go-based microservices, optimize performance, develop backend logic for advanced features, manage data and infrastructure, and collaborate with AI researchers. Enjoy a beautiful office, delicious lunches, a great team, top-notch tools and gear, and the opportunity to make a significant impact in the world of AI and creative tools.

• Orchestrate multimodal workflows by designing and scaling Go-based microservices that manage the lifecycle of AI generations.
• Optimize ConnectRPC services and async processing pipelines (Kafka + SQS) to handle long-running, resource-intensive inference tasks.
• Develop the backend logic for advanced features like multimodal orchestration and collaborate with AI researchers to enhance user experience.
• Product Rigor: A background in building professional-grade creative tools or media-heavy applications
• Distributed Systems Mastery: Proven ability to design microservices that utilize asynchronous processing (Kafka & SQS) and low-latency communication (gRPC/ConnectRPC/GraphQL)
• Cloud Architecture: Deep knowledge of AWS (EKS, S3, Lambda) and experience managing complex compute environments
• Software Best Practices: A quality-first mindset regarding code reviews, testing strategies, and observability
• Advanced Go Engineering: Extensive experience building and scaling Go services in high-traffic, high-volume SaaS environments
• Media Processing Experience: Familiarity with handling varied media types (video transcoding, audio synthesis, vector manipulation)
• AI Infrastructure: Experience with model serving at scale or managing GPU-accelerated workloads
• Entrepreneurial Mindset: Experience in a fast-paced environment where you help define the product vision and iterate quickly