ShapesHire With Rapha

infra engineer

San Francisco, CA 🌁$120K+ & Equityfull-time

About the role

we need an infra engineer with 5+ years of experience building and scaling robust backend infrastructure.

  • Deeply knowledgable of Google App Engine (GAE), WebSockets, Kubernetes, and backend systems.
  • Proven experience in developing and operating large-scale backend systems.
  • Python in a production environment.
  • Strong familiarity with MongoDB and Redis.
  • Experience with designing and maintaining large-scale messaging and/or event-driven architectures.
  • Understanding of Generative AI principles, inference techniques, and prompt management (preferred, but not required).
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate technical concepts clearly and effectively.
  • High level of agency and self motivation, and a proven track record of developing complex systems quickly and independently.
  • Enthusiasm for the dynamic pace and impact of startup environments, with a strong commitment to achieving technical excellence and innovation.

ideal backgrounds are:

  • Substantial experience with our stack: GCP, Python, Next.js, MongoDB
  • 5+ years experience building and scaling backend.
  • Worked at consumer companies serving millions of users.
  • Launched consumer apps on your own in the past.
  • Love AI and want to build the future of General Purpose Social Agents
  • Experience with discord.py is a plus