Senior Backend Engineer (Data & AI Infrastructure)

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India
Permanent
Full-time

14 days ago
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About The ClientWe are on a mission to build lasting, meaningful communities online. We aim to help our independent communities thrive; supporting their leaders with the tools, playbooks, and operational support needed to grow sustainably. Our work helps members advance their careers, connect deeply, and build something bigger than themselves.We are fully remote and operate as a decentralized, high-trust organization. We believe in giving our team the space and ownership to do their best work and to share in the upside of what we’re building together. Sylva is backed by leading investors including Bessemer, Founder Collective, Golden Ventures, and Contrary Capital.About the RoleWe’re looking for a senior backend engineer who can bridge data infrastructure, backend systems, and AI operations. This role will be pivotal in building and scaling the systems that power our community businesses. You’ll work closely with product and community growth teams to automate core workflows, deploy AI agents, and maintain clean, reliable data pipelines.Key Responsibilities

Design and maintain data pipelines and infrastructure using tools like dbt and Snowflake.
Build and deploy AI agents and other micro-services/tools that support operational and community use cases.
Own our backend architecture, with an emphasis on scalability, automation, and velocity.
Integrate third-party platforms (CRM, ESP, forms, etc.) and unify customer data across systems.
Support internal tools and workflows to help the team move faster with fewer resources.

RequirementsYou Might Be a Fit If You

Have deep experience with modern data stacks (e.g., dbt, Snowflake, Postgres, javascript and Python).
Are comfortable working in AI-native environments, rapidly deploying tools like GPT, or custom agents.
Have used tools like Cursor or Replit to ship product faster.
Enjoy working cross-functionally with product, growth, and ops teams.
Thrive in ambiguity and enjoy owning problems end-to-end.
Are excited by the idea of working at the intersection of community, AI, and systems design.

If you’re passionate about community, excited by automation, and want to help build the infrastructure behind a fast-growing, AI-native company, let’s talk.

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