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Backend Software Engineer at Anara | San Francisco

AnaraSan Francisco
On-site Full-time $150K/yr - $200K/yr

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Experience Level

Mid to Senior

Qualifications

Ideal Candidate:Fast-paced and resourceful, with a strong inclination towards building and innovating. A blend of excellent engineering skills with a keen eye for design and models. Hands-on experience with backend agent behaviors, LLMs, RAG, and agent architectures. Proven experience in independently building and scaling products for at least a few thousand users. Prior involvement in a high-growth startup environment, demonstrating the ability to drive initiatives with minimal supervision.

About the job

At Anara, we're seeking a skilled Backend Software Engineer to join our dynamic team in San Francisco. As a key contributor, you will develop the robust infrastructure that powers our AI-driven research tools. Your expertise will help us handle the challenges of processing millions of files and scaling our services for hundreds of thousands of users.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design and implement scalable backend systems for AI-enhanced research applications.
  • Work collaboratively with the engineering team to optimize our retrieval pipeline, focusing on improving response quality, speed, and reliability.
  • Establish and promote best practices for model deployment and prompt engineering.
  • Analyze and enhance system performance while balancing cost efficiency to ensure rapid growth.
  • Lead the design and automation of evaluation pipelines to continuously assess and improve the reliability of our AI agents.

About Anara

Anara is on a mission to achieve a century's worth of scientific advancement in just ten years. Our primary objective is to create the ultimate tool for industry researchers and graduate students by fusing innovative research methodologies with cutting-edge design and engineering. In just two years, we have expanded our user base to millions within some of the world's most ambitious academic labs and R&D teams. With nearly $10 million in annual revenue and initial funding of $3 million from Y Combinator, alongside support from the founders of GitHub and Reddit, we are a small yet passionate team of 10 individuals with grand aspirations. As a founding member, you will be crucial in our journey to scale revenue and impact.

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