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Senior Backend Engineer (AI/LLM Systems)

Roles & Responsibilities

  • Experience shipping AI-powered features into production and owning the lifecycle of AI services (quality metrics, tracing, cost, reliability).
  • Proficiency with TypeScript, Python, or Rust, and ability to learn additional languages; comfortable using modern AI-assisted tools.
  • Experience designing low-latency, high-throughput inference pipelines and implementing model routing, prompt/RAG, caching, batching, and fallbacks.
  • Strong documentation and developer-experience focus; excellent collaboration and communication skills.

Requirements:

  • Ship AI-powered features into production and own the full lifecycle of AI services—from quality metrics and tracing to cost and reliability.
  • Design low-latency inference pipelines for high-throughput message streams, including model routing, prompt and retrieval patterns (RAG), caching, batching, and fallbacks.
  • Build internal frameworks, APIs/SDKs, and tooling so other teams can ship AI features safely and consistently, with clear documentation and strong developer experience.
  • Partner with product and engineering on trade-offs between latency, cost, accuracy, and privacy; enable cross-team collaboration.

Job description

About PubNub

PubNub is a San Francisco–based product company powering real-time experiences including chat, live updates, and interactive applications for 2,000+ companies including Verizon, Autodesk, Zillow, and Dropbox.

Our global data network processes trillions of messages each month with sub-100 ms latency across 15+ data centers worldwide.

We’re building an AI capability layer that helps developers add AI features to real-time streams such as classification, summarization, routing, enrichment, and automation, without breaking latency, reliability, or trust.

What You’ll Do

Ship AI-powered features into production

Integrate LLM inference, build evaluation and observability tooling, and own the full lifecycle of AI services — from quality metrics and tracing to cost and reliability.You’ll work with providers like OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, Azure, or open-source models and deliver features used by real customers.

Build & operate AI services at scale

Design low-latency inference pipelines for high-throughput message streams.Implement model routing, prompt and retrieval patterns (RAG), caching, batching, and fallbacks.You’ll solve real-world constraints around latency, scale, and cost.

Enable other teams

Build internal frameworks, APIs/SDKs, and tooling so other teams can ship AI features safely and consistently.Partner with product and engineering on trade-offs between latency, cost, accuracy, and privacy.Clear documentation and great developer experience matter here.

Tech & Communication

Work mainly with TypeScript, Python, or Rust (and be open to learning the others).Use modern AI-assisted tools (Copilot, Cursor, Claude, etc.).Communicate clearly in English.

How we Work

  • Long-term B2B collaboration (full-time engagement)
  • Competitive monthly compensation: 26,000 – 35,000 PLN + VAT
  • Remote-first within Poland
  • Flexible time management focused on outcomes
  • Access to modern tools and infrastructure required to perform the role effectively
  • Equity participation opportunity
  • Optional access to our centrally located Katowice office

If this sounds like the kind of systems challenge you enjoy, apply and include a short note about a production AI feature you’ve shipped.We review every application personally.

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