Backend Engineer, Agent Collaboration Platform

The role

A backend engineer will build highly efficient software solutions by blending expertise in systems, application layer software, and data modeling. You will own critical system components, build high-scale document build systems, and drive performance optimization.

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 minimize latency and maximize throughput.
• 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 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.