Sentient Foundation
Sentient Foundation
Sentient Foundation is a nonprofit working at the intersection of artificial intelligence, open-source technology, and crypto. Its focus is Loyal AI: systems created, aligned, and owned by communities rather than controlled solely by corporations. The foundation supports a decentralized and transparent AI ecosystem in which builders have a meaningful stake, with the broader goal of helping advanced AI serve society’s interests.

Senior Backend Engineer – India Remote

Build cloud infrastructure, backend APIs, and AI workflows for Sentient Foundation’s open-source AGI platform. Develop agent frameworks and multi-agent systems supporting generative AI products.

Description

  • Build and maintain fault-tolerant core infrastructure for the Sentient platform
  • Lead the architecture and operation of performance-critical backend services across AWS and GCP
  • Develop serverless systems while improving the efficiency of cloud resource usage
  • Create and support REST and WebSocket APIs for AI applications
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to scope, design, and deliver product capabilities
  • Build secure, dependable AI workflows spanning generative AI fine-tuning and inference pipelines
  • Create custom AI agent frameworks and multi-agent systems from the ground up
  • Manage testing and releases across development, UAT, and production environments
  • Protect deployed services with IAM, security groups, encryption, and related controls
  • Produce thorough documentation that supports reproducibility and transparency

Requirements

  • At least five years of hands-on experience building large applications and designing infrastructure end to end
  • Advanced proficiency in Python
  • Deep experience with AWS and GCP services, including compute, networking, storage, databases, containers, serverless platforms, API gateways, and cloud monitoring and audit tools
  • Strong knowledge of Docker-based containerization and Kubernetes orchestration, including EKS and GKE
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, CDK, and Cloud Deployment Manager
  • Working knowledge of generative AI, large language models, datasets, fine-tuning, and inference
  • A practical problem-solving approach suited to ambiguity and a fast-moving startup environment
  • Enthusiasm for creating ambitious AI products

Benefits

  • Salary, equity, and insurance package
  • Flexible paid time off and work-from-home policy
  • Access to highly capable engineers and advanced technology
  • The chance to help shape an emerging open AI platform

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