Prospera AI - AI Backend Engineer

📋 Description

• • Prospera AI is at the forefront of revolutionizing wealth management through advanced AI. We are building Sophie, a sophisticated multi-agent AI orchestrator designed to empower wealth management advisors with the tools to deliver exceptionally personalized and effective client service. Our innovative platform delves deep into analyzing behavioral patterns, communication preferences, and even emotional states, fundamentally transforming how advisors understand, engage with, and serve their clientele. We are a dynamic, well-funded startup team experiencing an exciting inflection point. Our core technology has been proven, our product is resonating strongly with customers, and we are now focused on assembling a world-class engineering team to drive our scaling efforts.
• • As an AI/Backend Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in owning and evolving our cutting-edge LLM orchestration pipeline. This is a unique opportunity to be the first dedicated engineering hire, working in close collaboration with our CTO. Your primary responsibility will be to transform Sophie from its current working prototype into a robust, scalable, and enterprise-ready platform. This is a high-impact, high-autonomy position where your technical decisions will significantly shape the future direction and architecture of our product for years to come.
• • Your core responsibilities will revolve around **Owning the AI Pipeline**. This includes the critical task of designing and optimizing our complex multi-agent orchestration system. You will be instrumental in implementing advanced techniques such as parallelization and streaming to dramatically reduce response latency, ensuring a seamless and responsive user experience. Furthermore, you will build and maintain a robust prompt management system, incorporating essential features like versioning and A/B testing capabilities to continuously improve AI performance and adaptability.
• • A significant part of your role will involve **Building RAG Systems**. You will design and implement retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) strategies to ensure that our AI provides accurate, contextually relevant, and reliable responses. This will involve hands-on work with vector databases, understanding and applying various embedding techniques, and developing sophisticated relevance scoring mechanisms. A key objective will be to optimize these systems for both speed and accuracy, especially as we scale to handle a growing user base and increasing data volumes.
• • You will also be responsible for **Developing Production APIs**. This entails building developer-friendly APIs that serve as the crucial bridge connecting our advanced AI capabilities to the frontend application. You will design these APIs with future integrations in mind, anticipating the need to connect with CRMs and other advisor tools. Ensuring the security and reliability of these APIs is paramount, requiring the implementation of proper authentication protocols, rate limiting mechanisms, and comprehensive documentation to facilitate ease of use and integration.
• • Beyond immediate development, you will **Shape the Foundation** of our engineering practices. This includes establishing best-in-class code review practices and defining rigorous testing standards to ensure code quality and system stability. You will be responsible for documenting key architecture decisions, creating a valuable knowledge base for future engineering team members. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to contribute to technical patents and the development of our intellectual property, further solidifying our innovative edge.
• • We are seeking an engineer with a strong **UX intuition**, someone who naturally identifies and streamlines user flows, recognizing when a process can be simplified. A **pragmatic perfectionism** is essential – knowing the balance between delivering a polished, high-quality product and the necessity of shipping iteratively to meet market demands. You should be a **clear communicator**, capable of articulating complex technical constraints and solutions in accessible business terms. A **collaborative mindset** is crucial, understanding that the frontend and backend exist in a symbiotic relationship, and that success is a team effort. We foster an **async-first culture**, valuing strong written communication skills, and expect a **self-directed** individual comfortable navigating ambiguity. You should be a **pragmatic problem-solver** who thrives on iterative development and possesses an **ego-free approach to feedback**, viewing it as an opportunity for growth and collective improvement.