Software Engineer - Back End

The role

You will design, build, and optimize Distillery, an AI-native platform for enterprise AI systems. The role involves developing scalable AI infrastructure and cloud-native microservices.

What you will do

• Build and scale AI-native infrastructure
• Develop and refine a platform where AI builds, optimizes, and operates AI-powered workflows
• Design and build secure, high-performance backend services deployed across AWS/GCP/Azure or on-prem Kubernetes environments
• Build using Python, FastAPI, SQLAlchemy, Alembic, and modern DevOps tools
• Ensure high-availability, security, and observability of AI-native workflows
• Implement best practices for ML/AI Ops, distributed computing, and scalable service orchestration
• Partner with Forward-Deployed Engineers (FDEs), AI Researchers, and business SMEs
• Advocate for strong software engineering and DevOps practices

Required qualifications

• 3-10+ years of software engineering experience
• Proficiency in Backend & Systems Engineering
• Expertise in Python, Java, Golang, or C++ for building scalable, high-performance systems
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, CI/CD, cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), and infrastructure as code
• Strong interest in AI-native development, leveraging tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Cursor in engineering workflows
• Ability to travel 10-20%

Nice to have

• Experience with security, distributed systems, storage, ML/AI Ops, and large-scale observability

Benefits

• 100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance for employee and dependents
• Flexible time off
• Retirement and financial planning benefits, including access to pre-tax HSA, FSA, and commuter accounts, 401(k), and financial coaching resources
• Comprehensive wellness benefits, including physical fitness, mental well-being, and fertility and family-building benefits through Carrot
• Complimentary in-office lunches and snacks provided
• Access to state-of-the-art AI models, generous usage of modern AI tools, and real-world business problems
• Ownership of high-impact projects across top enterprises

About the company

Distyl is an applied AI technology company partnering with the world’s most ambitious institutions to rearchitect critical operations for the frontier of AI. Their work spans research into self-constructing systems and products that transform mission-critical workflows.