Software Engineer, Backend
KREA · San Francisco
CHECKED 22H AGO
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At a glance
Highlights
- Own backend systems end-to-end, from design through running in production.
- Build durable execution for long-running multi-step AI inference workflows.
- Design public API and enterprise features like ACLs and audit logs.
What they offer
- Generous salary and equity packages
- 100% health and 99% dental/vision premiums covered plus FSA and long-term disability
- Flexible PTO policy
- 401(k) with 4% company match
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner in the office
- Ubers covered to and from the office
Ideal candidate
First-principles backend engineer with 4-8 years owning production systems end-to-end who thrives across unfamiliar code, communicates clearly, and cares about empowering creativity with controllable AI tools.
Requirements
- Owned real production systems end-to-end including design, monitoring, metrics and incidents
- Ideally 4-8 years of experience with scope and judgment
- Comfortable across the stack and unfazed by unfamiliar code with opinions on scalable architecture
- Writes and communicates clearly and works without heavy PM support
- First-principles engineering mindset over specific languages or tools
- remote policy
- Full-time in-person in San Francisco office
- visa sponsorship
- Open to sponsoring international visas where possible (STEM OPT, OPT, H-1B, O-1, E-3)
Lab profile
About KREA
Building intuitive, controllable AI creative tools that empower human creativity across image, video, and 3D.
What they build
- Next-generation AI creative tools
Known for
- Image / video diffusion
- Model post-training
- Personalization & recommendation systems
- Supercomputing & distributed systems