Senior Engineer, Backend/Infra
Hybrid (San Francisco)$250k - $400k + equityFull-timePosted 7mo ago
About the role
Senior Engineer role focused on backend and infrastructure, owning end-to-end projects, designing APIs, building high-performance systems, and leading a small team to support AgentMail’s API and infrastructure for AI agents.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage a team of 4-6 engineers
- Design APIs and abstractions intuitive for humans and AI Agents
- Build high-performant, low-latency systems with agents as end-users in mind
- Touch core infrastructure processing hundreds of thousands of emails per day
- Bridge cutting-edge AI capabilities with email systems
- Own projects end-to-end from system design to production rollout
- Write clear, maintainable code and strong technical documentation
- Be the frontline for feedback from customers and act as spokesperson
Qualifications
- Has 3+ years of work experience as an engineer working on infrastructure at a tech company
- Has architected software used in production by millions of users
Skills
Required:API designDistributed systemsBackend development
Nice to have:Leadership / team management
Benefits
- Breakfast, lunch, and dinner (Doordash)
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Equinox membership
Last updated Jul 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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