Software Engineer (Backend)
DURLSTON PARTNERS
Castro Valley, United States of America
yesterday
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
IntermediateJob location
Castro Valley, United States of America
Tech stack
Java
API
Artificial Intelligence
C Sharp (Programming Language)
C++
Python
Object-Oriented Software Development
Software Engineering
Backend
Information Technology
Machine Learning Operations
Data Pipelines
Job description
- We're looking for Backend Software Engineers with 2+ years of experience to help build and scale the core infrastructure behind high-volume, real-world AI systems.
- You'll work on the systems that power millions of daily interactions, designing APIs, data pipelines, and integration layers that sit at the heart of the platform.
- This is a high-ownership environment with direct exposure to product, AI, and infrastructure challenges from day one.
Requirements
- 2+ years of software engineering experience
- Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or related STEM field
- Strong backend fundamentals (Python, Java, C# or C++)
- Solid understanding of OOP and system design principles
- Bonus: experience working with AI/ML systems or high-throughput production environments
Benefits & conditions
- Work on real, production-grade AI systems operating at scale
- Exposure to complex, regulated industries with meaningful impact
- Strong growth trajectory with significant investment backing
- High ownership, fast-moving engineering culture
- Competitive compensation + equity
For the average American, housing and healthcare account for ~40% of household spending. These systems are notoriously complex, outdated, and painful to navigate, and this company is fixing that with agentic AI. If you're a backend engineer who wants your work to matter at scale, we'd love to hear from you.
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About the company
* We're working with a high-growth, Series E AI company building operational AI software for large, complex service industries.
* Their platform deploys conversational and workflow-driven AI to automate front-office and operational processes across multiple channels - including voice, messaging, and web - at significant scale.
* Already deeply embedded within one major US industry and expanding rapidly into another highly regulated sector, the business is helping organisations streamline operations, improve responsiveness, and materially reduce administrative workload.
* Backed by leading global investors, they are now scaling aggressively across both product and engineering.