Austin, TX

Salary
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Posted
Aug 19, 2026
Location
Austin, TX
Last confirmed open
Sep 25, 2026

What this job asks for AI summary

A Staff Backend Engineer role focused on re-architecting an existing Model-as-a-Service (MaaS) platform into a commercially hardened, globally distributed, multi-tenant token service capable of supporting millions of monthly active users. The position co-owns system design with a Principal Architect while holding full delivery accountability — writing and shipping Go services, owning SLOs and on-call for a revenue-bearing API, and setting backend engineering standards for the MaaS team. Strong emphasis on inference gateway design, LLM serving performance, exactly-once metering/billing, and zero-downtime brownfield migrations.

Staff level · 8+ years

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Must have (8)
GoKubernetesEnvoyPostgreSQLRedisKafkaOpenTelemetryLLMs
Nice to have (2)
OAuthLoRA

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What gives you an edge
Envoy5%Kafka12%Go14%

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What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762).

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Why we read it this way (6)

The posting is headquartered in Singapore with data centers across multiple countries; no specific work location or remote policy is stated. The role has been treated as location-unspecified and the US-based flag defaulted to true, but candidates should confirm the primary work location.

The 8+ years of backend engineering experience is the stated overall floor; the 3+ years owning a high-traffic multi-tenant API platform is a sub-requirement within that, not a separate role-level gate.

OpenAI API and Anthropic API compatibility are called out as wire-format contracts the role must own; OpenAI API is listed as a representative skill for that requirement.

LoRA multiplexing appears in the responsibilities section as a specific technical capability to integrate, not in a formal qualifications block — listed as preferred accordingly.

OAuth appears in the responsibilities section (API key and OAuth credential lifecycle) rather than the qualifications block — listed as preferred accordingly.

No compensation range is disclosed in the posting.

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