Backend and Infra Engineer

Company Overview

Aida is a B2B enterprise AI company founded by Piyush Prahladka, former co-founder of Glean (a unicorn valued at $7.2B), and Atish Das Sarma, former head of growth engineering at Patreon and head of AI at Apple Cloud. Currently operating in stealth mode, Aida is developing deep AI assistants tailored for every role. The company is well-funded, having secured a significant seed round.

Aida’s team consists of 20 members based in Palo Alto and India. We are seeking a strong Backend and Infra Engineer who is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.

Must-have skills

Solid coding experience in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, and other languages

Strong background in Data Structures and Algorithms

Solid system design skills, with the ability to describe moderately complex system design problems in technical depth

Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases

Knowledge of at least one public cloud platform—AWS, GCP, or Azure

Familiarity with modern cloud environments: Docker & containerization, infrastructure-as-code, DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and automation

Experience with modern monitoring/logging architectures (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, fluent-bit, DataDog) and the ability to discuss these systems

Strong networking knowledge: DNS, firewalls, routing, VPC peering, packet-sniffing, security groups, ports, tcpdump, DNS caching, etc.

Solid Linux/Unix fundamentals

Hands-on experience with network security and database systems

At least 3 years of relevant experience

Nice to have

Prior startup experience

Other

Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in CS or a related field with a strong academic background

Competitive pay and benefits