Founding Lead Engineer / Principal Systems Architect
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Job Details
- Experience
- 8–12+ years
- Required Skills
- DockerPostgreSQLPythonKubernetesCI/CDData modelingLLMDistributed Systems
Requirements
- 8–12+ years of software engineering experience or equivalent exceptional technical background.
- Expert-level Python development experience in production environments.
- Strong background in backend systems, distributed architectures, and API design.
- Experience with relational databases (ideally PostgreSQL) and complex data modeling.
- Familiarity with graph systems, entity resolution, or knowledge graph design.
- Hands-on experience integrating LLMs or building AI-driven systems with structured outputs.
- Strong DevOps and infrastructure experience (Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, secure deployments).
- Experience with data validation, audit logging, RBAC, and secure system design principles.
- Ability to translate ambiguous system concepts into scalable technical solutions.
- Experience in regulated industries (healthcare, finance, government, cybersecurity) is highly valued.
Responsibilities
- Translate high-level system concepts into concrete architectures, including service maps, APIs, schemas, and implementation roadmaps.
- Design and build backend systems in Python, including APIs, data pipelines, orchestration layers, and distributed services.
- Develop identity resolution, entity linking, evidence management, and audit-ready data systems.
- Architect relational, graph, and retrieval-based data layers supporting complex, high-integrity workflows.
- Implement LLM integration layers including model routing, structured outputs, evaluation, and validation systems.
- Build deterministic, auditable workflows for regulated-domain decisioning and reporting.
- Lead infrastructure design using Kubernetes, CI/CD, observability, and secure deployment practices.
- Establish engineering standards for testing, documentation, validation, and system reliability.
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