Software Engineer, Backend

Tessera Labs is revolutionizing business process automation with AI-powered technology and enterprise integrations. The Backend Engineer will design, build, and maintain backend systems for its AI automation platform, including scalable APIs, data pipelines, microservices, and integrations with enterprise and AI systems. The role also focuses on scalability, reliability, security, testing, and collaboration across engineering and product teams.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs and backend services using Python (FastAPI, SQLAlchemy)

Build reliable microservices that support data processing, automation, and AI system integrations

Implement and optimize database schemas, queries, and caching for performance and scalability

Contribute to data pipelines and synchronization services across enterprise integrations

Connect backend services with AI model servers, vector databases, and automation workflows

Enable smooth data exchange between AI agents and enterprise systems like Salesforce, SAP, and Workday

Identify and fix performance bottlenecks in backend code and databases

Implement caching, monitoring, and logging to ensure system reliability and observability

Collaborate with DevOps to deploy and maintain cloud-based services on AWS or GCP

Implement secure authentication and authorization (OAuth2, RBAC, SSO)

Follow best practices in code quality, testing, and documentation

Participate in code reviews and contribute to improving backend architecture

Work closely with frontend, AI, and product teams to deliver new features

Take initiative in identifying improvements and building practical, scalable solutions

Balance speed and long-term scalability in a fast-moving environment

Preferred

Experience integrating AI/ML models into backend systems

Familiarity with event-driven architectures or workflow automation systems

Prior experience in startups or high-growth tech companies

AI/ML integration

Event-driven architecture

Workflow automation

Startup experience

High-growth tech experience

Company

Governed AI platform for enterprise ERP modernization

San Jose, California, USA

https://www.tesseralabs.ai/

Founded in 2024

51-200 employees

Qualifications

3–5 years of backend development experience with a focus on APIs, distributed systems, or cloud infrastructure

Proficient in Python, with experience using FastAPI, SQLAlchemy, or similar frameworks

Experience with PostgreSQL/MySQL and data modeling best practices

Familiarity with Redis, message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ, Pub/Sub), and asynchronous processing

Experience with cloud storage solutions such as AWS S3, Google Cloud Storage, or Azure Blob Storage

Understanding of API authentication, security, and scalability principles

Strong debugging, testing, and performance optimization skills

Experience integrating AI/ML models into backend systems

Familiarity with event-driven architectures or workflow automation systems

Prior experience in startups or high-growth tech companies

3–5 years of backend development experience with a focus on APIs, distributed systems, or cloud infrastructure.

Required skills

Python, FastAPI, SQLAlchemy, RESTful APIs, Backend Development, Distributed Systems, PostgreSQL/MySQL, Data Modeling, Redis, Message Queues Kafka, Message Queues RabbitMQ, Message Queues Pub/Sub, Asynchronous Processing, Cloud Storage AWS S3, Cloud Storage Google Cloud Storage, Cloud Storage Azure Blob Storage

Preferred skills

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Experience

3-5 years