Senior Backend Engineer at Together AI
San Francisco, CA
About the Job
Together AI is looking for a Senior Backend/Distributed Systems engineer to help us build and maintain the codebase that powers the Together Cloud inference and fine tuning services
This is a role for engineers that are familiar with standard backend architecture, database design, and high-performance backend services
Our API platform is under constant load and scrutiny, so a key part of the role is experience and commitment to writing easily understood and well-tested code
You will be working closely with the product team to understand and document the functional needs of their product requirements, developing new code to solve new problems, as well as maintaining existing code to squash bugs.Requirements5+ years experience writing high-performance, well-tested, production quality codeBachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experienceDemonstrated experience in building large scale, fault tolerant, distributed systems like storage, search, and computationExpert level programmer in one or more of Go, Python, Rust, or C/C++Experience designing, analyzing and improving efficiency, scalability, and stability of various system resourcesExcellent understanding of low level operating systems concepts including multi-threading, memory management, networking and storage, performance and scaleExperience with Kubernetes, containers, or AI a plusGPU programming, NCCL, CUDA knowledge a plusExperience with Pytorch or Tensorflow a plusResponsibilitiesDesign core, backend software componentsPerform architecture and research work for AI workloadsInterface with other teams to incorporate their innovationsAnalyze and improve efficiency, scalability, and stability of various system resourcesConduct design and code reviewsCreate services, tools and developer documentationCreate testing frameworks for robustness and fault-toleranceParticipate in an on-call rotation to respond to critical incidents as neededAbout Together AITogether AI is a research-driven artificial intelligence company
We believe open and transparent AI systems will drive innovation and create the best outcomes for society, and together we are on a mission to significantly lower the cost of modern AI systems by co-designing software, hardware, algorithms, and models
We have contributed to leading open-source research, models, and datasets to advance the frontier of AI, and our team has been behind technological advancement such as FlashAttention, Hyena, FlexGen, and RedPajama
We invite you to join a passionate group of researchers and engineers in our journey in building the next generation AI infrastructure.CompensationWe offer competitive compensation, startup equity, health insurance and other competitive benefits
The US base salary range for this full-time position is: $160,000 - $230,000 + equity + benefits
Our salary ranges are determined by location, level and role
Individual compensation will be determined by experience, skills, and job-related knowledge.Equal OpportunityTogether AI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is proud to offer equal employment opportunity to everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, and more.Please see our privacy policy at
This is a role for engineers that are familiar with standard backend architecture, database design, and high-performance backend services
Our API platform is under constant load and scrutiny, so a key part of the role is experience and commitment to writing easily understood and well-tested code
You will be working closely with the product team to understand and document the functional needs of their product requirements, developing new code to solve new problems, as well as maintaining existing code to squash bugs.Requirements5+ years experience writing high-performance, well-tested, production quality codeBachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experienceDemonstrated experience in building large scale, fault tolerant, distributed systems like storage, search, and computationExpert level programmer in one or more of Go, Python, Rust, or C/C++Experience designing, analyzing and improving efficiency, scalability, and stability of various system resourcesExcellent understanding of low level operating systems concepts including multi-threading, memory management, networking and storage, performance and scaleExperience with Kubernetes, containers, or AI a plusGPU programming, NCCL, CUDA knowledge a plusExperience with Pytorch or Tensorflow a plusResponsibilitiesDesign core, backend software componentsPerform architecture and research work for AI workloadsInterface with other teams to incorporate their innovationsAnalyze and improve efficiency, scalability, and stability of various system resourcesConduct design and code reviewsCreate services, tools and developer documentationCreate testing frameworks for robustness and fault-toleranceParticipate in an on-call rotation to respond to critical incidents as neededAbout Together AITogether AI is a research-driven artificial intelligence company
We believe open and transparent AI systems will drive innovation and create the best outcomes for society, and together we are on a mission to significantly lower the cost of modern AI systems by co-designing software, hardware, algorithms, and models
We have contributed to leading open-source research, models, and datasets to advance the frontier of AI, and our team has been behind technological advancement such as FlashAttention, Hyena, FlexGen, and RedPajama
We invite you to join a passionate group of researchers and engineers in our journey in building the next generation AI infrastructure.CompensationWe offer competitive compensation, startup equity, health insurance and other competitive benefits
The US base salary range for this full-time position is: $160,000 - $230,000 + equity + benefits
Our salary ranges are determined by location, level and role
Individual compensation will be determined by experience, skills, and job-related knowledge.Equal OpportunityTogether AI is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is proud to offer equal employment opportunity to everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status, and more.Please see our privacy policy at
