About The Role

As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will design and develop reliable, secure, and performant backend systems that power Kenshos AI products. You will build APIs and orchestration layers that integrate with ML systems, support complex retrieval workflows, and deliver grounded, verifiable results to customers at scale.

You will work across backend systems that power Kenshos GenAI platform, Data Retrieval Agents, and the application architecture behind our established foundational AI toolkits like Kensho or.

You will collaborate closely with colleagues across Product, Machine Learning, Infrastructure, Design, and other Application engineers. You will help define architecture, enforce sound engineering practices, and ensure our AI-driven applications remain robust, maintainable, and performant.

What We Are Looking For-
5+ years of direct experience developing customer-facing APIs within a team
Experience developing RESTful APIs using a variety of tools
Experience working across many stages of the software development lifecycle




Sound reasoning about the behavior and performance of loosely-coupled systems
Proficiency with algorithms (including time and space complexity analysis), data structures, and software architecture
Familiarity with CI/CD practices and tools to streamline deployment processes.
Experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) for application deployment and orchestration.
Robust understanding of distributed system concepts, concurrency, and event-driven architectures
Experience building and scaling high-volume, low-latency backend services
Hands-on experience with messaging, task queues, or workflow systems such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, Celery, or similar
Experience deploying and operating backend systems on a major cloud platform (AWS preferred)
Experience with observability tools and best practices, including metrics, tracing, and structured logging
Thoughtful and effective communication

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