Platform Engineer, Document Intelligence

The role

You will own critical system components and build high-scale document build systems. You will architect performance-tuning solutions for distributed systems and provide technical leadership to junior engineers.

What you will do

• Own critical system components
• Build and iterate on a high-scale document build system
• Architect and implement performance-tuning solutions
• 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 distributed systems and platform engineering
• Proficiency in building backend and distributed systems using technologies such as Python, Java, or Go
• Deep understanding of scalable system design, performance optimization, and resilience engineering
• Extensive experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS)
• Working experience with one or more of the following: Kafka, ElasticSearch, PostgreSQL, and/or Redis
• Knowledge of workflow orchestration and execution platforms like Airflow, Temporal or Prefect
• Proven experience enabling observability patterns
• 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
• Autonomous and excited about taking ownership over major initiatives

Nice to have

• Strong academic background with coursework in data structures, algorithms, and software development
• Experience building distributed systems leveraging technologies such as etcd or Apache Zookeeper
• 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 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.