Senior Software Engineer (Backend) - US

Job Description

LandingAI is leading the Visual AI revolution with a platform that empowers enterprises to unlock the value of their visual data. Our platform includes: 

- LandingLens™, our flagship enterprise solution for labeling, training and building deep learning vision models.
- VisionAgent™, our forward-looking AI Pilot for developers building end-to-end VisualAI solutions. 

Founded by Andrew Ng, co-founder of Coursera, founding lead of Google Brain, and former chief scientist at Baidu, LandingAI is uniquely positioned to lead the development of AI from a technology that benefits a few to a technology that benefits all.


What you will do:
  • Owning and defining architecture for AI-powered applications and services, ensuring scalability, security, and maintainability across teams.
  • Designing, developing, and deploying backend infrastructure and AI services with a focus on high availability, performance, and reliability.
  • Leading cross-functional initiatives, collaborating with Machine Learning Engineers, Product Managers, and other teams to align technical solutions with business needs.
  • Driving innovation by making strategic technical decisions, setting best practices, and mentoring engineers to elevate the team’s technical bar.
  • Improving developer experience by building internal tooling, streamlining workflows, and optimizing deployment pipelines.
  • Ensuring seamless data flow, building high-throughput, secure, and scalable data pipelines to support AI model training and deployment.
  • Championing best practices in software engineering, ensuring high-quality code, rigorous testing, and well-documented design decisions.

  • What you will bring: Required Skills:
  • 5+ years of experience in software development, with a strong backend or full-stack engineering background.
  • Expertise in backend development, with proficiency in Python or Node.js and modern web frameworks like FastAPI, Express.js, Next.js
  • Strong software architecture skills, with experience designing and scaling distributed systems and cloud-based applications.
  • Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes for containerization and orchestration.
  • Database expertise, including SQL, NoSQL, and data streaming solutions.
  • Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
  • Proficiency in software engineering best practices, including code reviews, unit testing, CI/CD pipelines, and system design.
  • Ability to mentor engineers, foster collaboration, and drive alignment across technical teams.
  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate technical challenges into business impact.
  • Flexible Work Hours willing to work flexible hours to coordinate with a globally distributed team. 

  • Nice to Have:
  • Experience with Computer Vision, LLMs, or Large Multimodal Models (LMMs).
  • Background in developer-facing products and building intuitive APIs.

  • Pay & Benefits:
  • Stock Awards – We want you to share in our success with equity grants.
  • Comprehensive Healthcare – Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents.
  • *Wellness Stipend – Support for your health and well-being, whether it’s fitness programs or self-care.
  • *Lifelong Learning – An education stipend to help you grow and keep learning.
  • Generous PTO – We know life happens outside of work, and we want you to enjoy it.
  • *Global Team & Fun Events – Work with amazing colleagues across North America, Latin America, and Asia, and connect through virtual and in-person events.

  • *Benefits may vary based on your country of employment.