Software Engineer - Product
About the role
Product backend engineer role focused on designing, developing, and optimizing backend systems for Ambient.ai's AI-first, user-facing product. Collaborate with frontend, product, and design to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performance backend services.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain backend APIs, services, and systems to support user-facing features.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
- Ensure backend systems are scalable, secure, and performant under high traffic conditions.
- Debug, diagnose, and resolve technical issues across the backend stack.
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code, adhering to best practices.
- Implement robust monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to ensure high system reliability.
- Contribute to architectural discussions and decisions to drive product innovation.
- Participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback to peers and fostering a culture of excellence.
Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience as a backend engineer working on user-facing web products.
- Proficiency in Python and frameworks like Flask, Django, or FastAPI.
- Experience with RESTful APIs, GraphQL APIs, gRPC, and working with real-time communication technologies.
- Strong understanding of databases (SQL and NoSQL) and efficient data modeling.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure).
- Ability to troubleshoot, debug, and optimize backend performance.
- Exposure to frontend technologies (e.g., React, Angular, or Vue.js) to understand end-to-end workflows.
Skills
Benefits
- Stock options for regular full-time employees.
- Generous time off including Winter Break.
- Latest tech and swag delivered to your door.
- Opportunities to connect with co-workers.
About Ambient.ai
AI company transforming enterprise physical security to prevent…
Ambient.ai is a computer vision intelligence company transforming enterprise security operations to prevent security incidents before they happen. The Ambient.ai platform applies AI and computer vision intelligence to existing sensor and camera infrastructure to deliver continuous physical security monitoring and automate the immediate dispatch of human resources. Ambient.ai is the first platform that goes beyond basic motion detection and image recognition to achieve near-human perception with automated situational context. With physical security incidents on the rise and physical security organizations left under-resourced, Ambient.ai’s computer intelligence platform comes at a time of critical need, which is why the company has raised over $50 million from venture capital investors led by a16z. Today, large enterprises, schools and organizations – including many of the largest US tech companies and other Fortune 500 companies – use Ambient.ai to secure property, people, and assets from the most harrowing physical security threats. The company was founded in 2017 by experts in artificial intelligence from Stanford who previously built iconic products at Apple, Google, Microsoft and Dropbox. We are backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), SV Angel, Y Combinator, and visionary angels like Jyoti Bansal, Mark Leslie and Elad Gil.
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