Backend Engineer, AI

<h4><strong>About the Job:</strong></h4> <p data-renderer-start-pos="5864" data-local-id="2cf1e22f63a5">As a Backend Engineer on LaunchDarkly’s AI Configs team, you'll build critical systems such as the web application that customers interact with on a daily basis and distributed systems that power AI evaluations at scale. These systems enable customers to control, monitor, and optimize their GenAI functionality. You’ll primarily work in Go and Python, and will work directly with other technologies and tools such as AWS, CockroachDB, and Datadog.</p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="6315" data-local-id="ecad61a986d1">LaunchDarkly’s AI Configs team is on a mission to manage the complete software development lifecycle for GenAI features, from configuring to benchmarking to observing and beyond. This team has a huge opportunity ahead of it; we're growing fast and we need your help writing the next chapter in our story.</p> <h4>Responsibilities:</h4> <ul class="ak-ul" data-local-id="51121610-94ac-48b0-b74b-6c23db82d852" data-indent-level="1"> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="6646" data-local-id="bebf36f7da34">Build and maintain scalable backend services and APIs that power the AI Configs product</p> </li> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="6737" data-local-id="ba0f527920df">Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including product managers, designers, and other LaunchDarkly engineering teams, to understand real-world challenges and improve GenAI workflows using our own platform.</p> </li> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="6949" data-local-id="0d939ac82d59">Continuously optimize the performance, reliability, and scalability of backend systems</p> </li> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="7039" data-local-id="226a9b5cc791">Participate in architecture and design discussions, offering thoughtful input and collaborating with senior engineers to identify tradeoffs and make well-informed decisions</p> </li> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="7215" data-local-id="5587ea801ebc">Keep up-to-date with the latest developments in the AI field and in software development best practices</p> </li> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="7322" data-local-id="e7c919c39cac">Take ownership of code in production, participate in on-call rotations, and help improve the reliability and maintainability of our systems over time.</p> </li> </ul> <h4>Qualifications:</h4> <ul class="ak-ul" data-local-id="df799356-719b-4e22-bd8b-806bbf656739" data-indent-level="1"> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="7501" data-local-id="1edc9fb04ad3"><span class="fabric-text-color-mark" data-renderer-mark="true" data-text-custom-color="#ff5630">2-4 </span>years of experience with server-side programming languages (e.g. in Java / Scala, Ruby, Python, Golang)</p> </li> <li>Willingness to work 2 days per week in our Oakland, CA office for mentorship and learning purposes.&nbsp;</li> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="7631" data-local-id="71c0da220703">Hands-on experience building GenAI features or working with Large Language Models (LLMs), either through direct model integration or leveraging AI APIs like OpenAI, Google Cloud AI, or AWS Bedrock.</p> </li> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="7832" data-local-id="4668a3dc5012">Understanding of prompt engineering, fine-tuning models, or deploying AI services in production environments.</p> </li> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="7945" data-local-id="3bb4dc7e386e">Experience with designing, implementing, and maintaining RESTful APIs</p> </li> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="8018" data-local-id="1d2da00e0b12">Experience writing production-ready code with emphasis on quality and maintainability</p> </li> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="8107" data-local-id="edb4e3ce6710">Experience with distributed systems or data ingestion</p> </li> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="8164" data-local-id="fcce5034f727">Strong computer science fundamentals</p> </li> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="8204" data-local-id="07909e58a25c">Committed to working in a communicative, collaborative environment</p> </li> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="8274" data-local-id="3a8a098571a5">C