Senior Back End Engineer, AI Features - Skylight

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high‑performance back‑end APIs that power AI features such as smart event suggestions, natural‑language parsing, and personalized notifications.
• Build and operate scalable cloud infrastructure on AWS, using services like Lambda, ECS/EKS, and RDS to support millions of daily active users.
• Collaborate with data scientists to integrate machine‑learning models into production, ensuring low latency and robust monitoring.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and observability (logging, tracing, metrics) to guarantee reliability and rapid iteration.
• Mentor junior engineers, enforce best practices, and contribute to architectural decisions for a microservices‑based ecosystem.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional back‑end development experience, with strong proficiency in Python and Go (or Node.js) and a solid grasp of REST/GraphQL API design.
• Hands‑on experience deploying and managing services on AWS, including container orchestration with Kubernetes/EKS.
• Demonstrated ability to work with machine‑learning pipelines, model serving, and data‑driven feature development.
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, scalability, and performance optimization for high‑traffic consumer applications.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills, collaborative mindset, and a passion for building products that improve family life.