Software Engineer - Backend (Product)

Ambient.ai is a unified, AI-powered physical security platform that helps enterprise organizations reduce risk, improve security operation efficiency, and gain critical insights. Seven of the top 10 U.S. technology companies and multiple Fortune 500 organizations across various industries leverage Ambient.ai to unify their security infrastructure and significantly enhance their security posture.

The Ambient.ai platform applies AI and computer vision intelligence to existing sensor and camera infrastructure to monitor and detect threats continuously in real-time. Ambient.ai does this while simultaneously decreasing false alarms by over 95%, allowing security teams to focus on legitimate threats. With Ambient.ai, companies can do more with less and prevent security incidents before they happen.

We were founded in 2017 by Shikhar Shrestha and Vikesh Khanna, experts in artificial intelligence from Stanford University who previously built iconic products at Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Dropbox. We are a Series-B company backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Allegion Ventures, SV Angel, Y Combinator, and investment angels like Jyoti Bansal, Mark Leslie, and Elad Gil.

Named on the YC Top Companies List 2021, 2022, 2023, and the Forbes Cloud 100 Rising Stars 2020, we are turning the impossible into the inevitable. We always seek passionate people who enjoy solving the most challenging problems with cutting-edge AI/ML.

Position Overview: 

As a Product Backend Engineer, you will design, develop, and optimize backend systems that directly impact user-facing web applications. You will collaborate closely with frontend engineers, product managers, and designers to ensure seamless integration and a stellar user experience. Your expertise in Python and backend technologies will help shape scalable, reliable, and efficient systems that meet business needs and user demands.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain backend APIs, services, and systems to support user-facing features.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and translate them into technical specifications.

• Ensure backend systems are scalable, secure, and performant under high traffic conditions.

• Debug, diagnose, and resolve technical issues across the backend stack.

• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code, adhering to best practices.

• Implement robust monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to ensure high system reliability.

• Contribute to architectural discussions and decisions to drive product innovation.

• Participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback to peers and fostering a culture of excellence.

The impact you’ll make:

• You will play a pivotal role in designing, developing, and optimizing backend systems that drive our AI-first, user-facing product. 

• You will take ownership of a key product area, contributing to groundbreaking 0-1 features and scaling them to meet user and business demands.

• Your work will involve close collaboration with frontend engineers, product managers, and designers, ensuring seamless integration and delivering an exceptional user experience.

• Leveraging your expertise in Python and backend technologies, you’ll help build scalable, reliable, and efficient systems that power the core of our product. 

• Your contributions will directly shape the future of our platform and its impact on our users.

The amazing skills you'll bring to Ambient.ai:

• 3+ years of experience as a backend engineer working on user-facing web products.

• Proficiency in Python and frameworks like Flask, Django, or FastAPI.

• Experience with RESTful APIs, GraphQL APIs, gRPC, and working with real-time communication technologies.

• Strong understanding of databases (SQL and NoSQL) and efficient data modeling.

• Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure).

• Ability to troubleshoot, debug, and optimize backend performance.

• Exposure to frontend technologies (e.g., React, Angular, or Vue.js) to understand end-to-end workflows.

Why join us:

• We are creating an entirely new category within a 180+ billion-dollar physical security industry and looking for team members who are also passionate about our mission to prevent every security incident possible 

• We have an impressive customer roster of Fortune 500 companies, including Adobe, VMware, and SentinelOne

• Regular Full-time employees receive stock options for the opportunity to share ownership in the success of our company 

• We offer generous time off to rest and recharge, including Winter Break (time off between Christmas and New Year’s for most roles, depending on customer demand)

• The latest tech and awesome swag will be delivered to your door

• Enjoy a full range of opportunities to connect with your awesome co-workers

Ambient.ai is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Ambient does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition, family care status, military or veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws. Ambient is an E-Verify participant.