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Aida

Backend and Infra Engineer

Palo Alto, California, United States

Location
Palo Alto, California, United States
Work
Hybrid
Employment
Full-time
Level
Mid level
Function
Engineering
Pay
Not stated
Posted
8 months ago

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About the role

Company Overview

Aida is a B2B enterprise AI company founded by Piyush Prahladka, former co-founder of Glean (a unicorn valued at $7.2B), and Atish Das Sarma, former head of growth engineering at Patreon and head of AI at Apple Cloud. Currently operating in stealth mode, Aida is developing deep AI assistants tailored for every role. The company is well-funded, having secured a significant seed round.

Aida’s team consists of 20 members based in Palo Alto and India. We are seeking a strong Backend and Infra Engineer who is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.

Must-have skills

  • Solid coding experience in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, and other languages
  • Strong background in Data Structures and Algorithms
  • Solid system design skills, with the ability to describe moderately complex system design problems in technical depth
  • Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases
  • Knowledge of at least one public cloud platform—AWS, GCP, or Azure
  • Familiarity with modern cloud environments: Docker & containerization, infrastructure-as-code, DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and automation
  • Experience with modern monitoring/logging architectures (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, fluent-bit, DataDog) and the ability to discuss these systems
  • Strong networking knowledge: DNS, firewalls, routing, VPC peering, packet-sniffing, security groups, ports, tcpdump, DNS caching, etc.
  • Solid Linux/Unix fundamentals
  • Hands-on experience with network security and database systems
  • At least 3 years of relevant experience

Nice to have

  • Prior startup experience

Other

  • Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in CS or a related field with a strong academic background
  • Competitive pay and benefits

Source

Posted by Aida on their own hiring page, jobs.ashbyhq.com. OptiTalent shows it as published, read 07 Nov 2026 12:25 UTC; the original is the reference.

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