Senior Software Engineer AI Materia AI

Senior Software Engineer - AI (Materia AI)We're building the next generation of AIpowered systems for tax and accounting professionals, and we need a Senior Software Engineer who can architect highperformance backend platforms that make realworld AI possible. If you thrive in fastmoving environments, love solving complex distributedsystems challenges, and want to see your work directly power intelligent, productionscale features, this role is for you.About the RoleAs a Senior Software Engineer - AI, you will design, build, and optimize backend services that power AInative experiences across our Materiainspired product ecosystem. You will play a key role in shaping the architecture, performance, and reliability of the systems that orchestrate LLM interactions, serve hightraffic APIs, and process largescale content.Own Backend Architecture for AINative ProductsDesign and implement backend services using Python, FastAPI, and PostgreSQL.Build distributed systems that support realtime AI interactions and highvolume data flows.Define architectural patterns, service boundaries, and system interfaces for our AI platform.Engineer HighPerformance ServicesBuild APIs and microservices supporting AI agents, orchestration engines, and content pipelines.Optimize performance across concurrency, caching, throughput, and largescale document processing.Ensure backend systems scale seamlessly under demanding compute and data tegrate AI Components Into Production SystemsConnect backend services to LLM providers such as OpenAI and Anthropic.Implement orchestration logic, safe execution flows, request routing, and latencytuned realtime AI capabilities.Productionize AI components with robust error handling, guardrails, and observability.Raise the Engineering BarLead architecture discussions, code reviews, and key technical decisions.Champion engineering best practices in testing, resiliency, observability, and maintainability.Support CI/CD pipelines, DevOps workflows, and cloud automation patterns.Collaborate Across Product & AI TeamsWork closely with ML engineers, product managers, and designers to translate requirements into scalable solutions.Turn conceptual AI features into reliable backend capabilities used by thousands of professionals.About YouRequired Qualifications4+ years of backend engineering experience building scalable APIs and microservices.Strong proficiency in Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, and AWS-based cloud services.Solid understanding of distributed systems, architecture, and data modeling.Strong debugging skills and experience delivering production-grade systems.Excellent communication and crossfunctional collaboration fortable in fastpaced, iterative environments with evolving requirements.Curiosity about AI technologies and enthusiasm for integrating them into real systems.Preferred SkillsExperience with AIdriven systems or agent architectures.Familiarity with embeddings, vector search, or RAG-style retrieval systems.Strong opinions on backend testing, automation, and operational quality.Experience with modern LLM APIs or orchestration frameworks.#LI-SB1#LI-SB1What's in it For You?Hybrid Work Model: We've adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere fo

Created: 2026-02-02