Staff Backend Engineer (AI)

📋 Description

• • Join Tide Platform Limited as a Staff Backend Engineer (AI) and be at the vanguard of financial technology innovation, driving the integration of cutting-edge Generative AI capabilities into robust backend systems.
• • This pivotal role offers the opportunity to shape the future of small business banking by building scalable, reliable, and secure AI-powered products that deliver tangible business value and enhance the user experience for over 1.8 million members globally.
• • As a Staff Engineer, you will operate at a strategic level, influencing long-term technical direction and establishing the frameworks, standards, and platforms necessary for AI capabilities to scale effectively across the enterprise.
• • You will be instrumental in bridging the gap between complex backend infrastructure and the transformative potential of Generative AI, ensuring seamless integration and optimal performance.
• • Your responsibilities will encompass technical leadership, strategic execution, and fostering cross-functional collaboration to translate ambitious business goals into concrete technical roadmaps.
• • You will architect and build enterprise-scale distributed systems, with a keen eye on long-term scalability, maintainability, and operational efficiency.
• • Balancing the imperative to build robust solutions with the need for rapid delivery, you will manage multiple high-priority initiatives, ensuring both quality and speed.
• • Acting as a technical partner to product, design, and non-engineering stakeholders, you will ensure that AI initiatives align with and drive genuine business outcomes.
• • A core aspect of this role involves driving Generative AI and Machine Learning excellence within the engineering team.
• • You will be responsible for deploying and optimizing production-grade GenAI systems, including Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and Agentic workflows, leveraging tools like LangGraph.
• • A deep understanding of AI evaluation, monitoring, and optimization is crucial; you will be adept at quantifying and tracking output quality (e.g., using RAGAS) and optimizing for latency and cost-effectiveness.
• • You will possess a comprehensive grasp of the entire AI/ML lifecycle, from initial data curation and vector database indexing to sophisticated model monitoring and the implementation of robust guardrails.
• • Your expertise in backend engineering will be paramount, with a strong emphasis on Python development.
• • You will leverage your deep understanding of the Python ecosystem, asynchronous programming, and performance tuning to build high-quality backend services.
• • Experience in cloud-native environments such as AWS or GCP is essential, utilizing tools like Docker, Kubernetes, and GitHub Actions to establish and maintain seamless CI/CD pipelines.
• • A solid foundation in data architecture is required, encompassing both relational databases and modern data warehouses like BigQuery, with a specific focus on their integration with AI/ML workloads.
• • Beyond technical contributions, you will act as a force multiplier within the team.
• • You will mentor senior and mid-level engineers, conduct impactful code reviews, and consistently elevate the standard of engineering excellence across the organization.
• • As a pragmatic innovator, you will stay abreast of the latest AI trends while remaining focused on solving real-world problems with the most effective and appropriate tools, prioritizing simplicity where possible.
• • This role is ideal for a hands-on technical leader who thrives on influencing architecture, stays deeply connected to the code, and can effectively translate complex business challenges into clear, actionable technical solutions.
• • You will be a key player in Tide's mission to transform small business banking by providing innovative, data-driven solutions that save SMEs time and money, allowing them to focus on what they do best.
• • Contribute to a company that has rapidly grown to over 1.8 million members globally, backed by significant funding and a diverse, international team of over 2,500 Tideans.
• • Embrace a flexible workplace model that supports both in-person collaboration and remote work, fostering a strong sense of community and innovation.
• • Be part of an inclusive culture that champions diversity, where every voice is heard, and differences are celebrated as a cornerstone of success.