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Member of Technical Staff, Backend

LlamaindexSan Francisco, CA

$180K – $250KStaffFull time
Source-verified: read directly from this employer's own ashby job board, not a repost.HybridPosted (6 days ago)Last verified (today)

At a glance

Location
San Francisco, CA
Workplace
Hybrid
Pay
$180K – $250K
Employment type
Full time
Experience
Not stated
Education
No degree requirement stated
Job family
Not classified
Seniority
Staff
Posted by employer
16 October 2026
Last verified open
23 October 2026
Region and country
CA, US
Team
Engineering
Listed via
Ashby

What the employer wrote

Join us and help shape the future of AI by defining the narrative around document understanding.

ABOUT THE ROLE

LlamaIndex's backend application platform team is hiring for an experienced (4+ years) backend engineer excited to build new features and scale out our ingestion and AI systems! LlamaIndex is backed by Greylock and has grow significantly in the last year from a combination of open source and private enterprise interest. Our teams and positions offer terrific growth and ownership opportunities as we expand our engineering team to power our next phase of growth!

RESPONSIBILITIES

- [Primary] Build out new features and scale our backend capabilities focused scaling out our core APIs - Backend stack: Python, Node.JS, K8s, Terraform, Postgres, Temporal, etc.

- [Secondary] Work closely with prospects and customers to build production solutions.

QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience with shipping completely new product features from scratch. Have gone from prototype to production serving end users in a short amount of time.

- Shipped or otherwise interested in AI/LLM-native applications.

- Iterated rapidly with customers or other engineers - translate user feedback into features back to proactive user discovery. Help jointly develop and iterate on product roadmap for core features.

- Shipped applications at scale

LOCATION

We offer a hybrid-friendly culture based out of our downtown San Francisco office.

WHY JOIN US?

- Impactful Mission: Work on innovative AI products that redefine how knowledge is accessed and utilized.

- Collaborative Team: Join a team of passionate individuals committed to pushing the boundaries of technology.

- Growth Opportunities: Be at the forefront of the AI revolution, with ample opportunities to grow alongside our scaling organization.

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS

- Competitive base salary and equity compensation

- Comprehensive medical/dental/vision coverage for you and your family

- Unlimited paid time off policy

- Daily catered lunch and snacks in the San Francisco office

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

LlamaIndex does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, employees, or any other organization location. LlamaIndex is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Where this record came from

Read from Llamaindex's own Ashby job board on , and last confirmed still open on . The employer published it on 16 October 2026. Jobsearch.ing did not write, edit or rank this posting, and does not vet the employer. View the original posting.

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