Backend Software Engineer

We are looking for a Backend Software Engineer with 2+ years of experience to build the pipelines, systems, and infrastructure that power how leading AI labs process and make sense of audio data. You'll join a tight-knit engineering team at one of the fastest-growing AI startups — backed by NVIDIA, Meritech, and First Round Capital — working across multiple products to help scale a platform already serving most FAANG companies. What will you be doing?

Building scalable backend systems and data processing pipelines that connect and power all three of David AI's products Designing infrastructure that helps the platform scale efficiently as customer demand grows rapidly Working across the speaker platform, lab/researcher tools, and internal tooling products Collaborating closely with researchers to iterate on data collection infrastructure Architecting and maintaining APIs and services that thousands of users interact with daily Key Requirements 2+ years of backend engineering experience with proficiency in Python and TypeScript Experience at high-growth, VC-backed startups (not exclusively large/legacy companies) Strong CS degree from a top ~50 US program (or equivalent, e.g., University of Waterloo) Demonstrated ownership of zero-to-one projects with measurable business impact Experience building scalable systems and data processing pipelines in production