Backend Engineer, Agents

The role

A backend engineer will build highly efficient software solutions by blending expertise in systems, application layer software, and data modeling. You will leverage agentic solutions and integrate product experience with powerful distributed systems.

What you will do

• Own critical system components by turning complex requirements into robust, scaled solutions.
• Build and iterate on a high-scale document build system for universal indexing.
• Architect and implement performance-tuning solutions to ensure efficient operation at scale.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to junior engineers.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, or a related field.
• 5+ years software development experience at a venture-backed startup or top technology firm, with a focus on backend software engineering.
• Proficiency in building backend and API systems using technologies such as Python, Java, or Go.
• Extensive experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS).
• Working experience with one or more of the following: Kafka, ElasticSearch, PostgreSQL, and/or Redis.
• Ability to analyze complex problems, propose innovative solutions, and effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven experience in leading software development projects and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Embraces rapid prototyping with an emphasis on user feedback.
• Autonomous and excited about taking ownership over major initiatives.

Nice to have

• A strong academic background with coursework in data structures, algorithms, and software development.
• Experience building agentic systems or LLM enabled products.
• Frequent user of AI products, especially during the development lifecycle (i.e. Cursor, Claude Code, etc).

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO
• Medical + Dental + Vision
• 401K
• Catered lunch daily
• doordash dinner credit if you ever need to stay late
• 3 months non-birthing parent parental leave
• 4 months for birthing parent parental leave
• $15k lifetime fertility benefit
• competitive equity package

About the company

Hebbia is an AI platform for investors and bankers that generates alpha and drives upside. It powers investment decisions for 40% of the world’s largest asset managers.