Senior Backend Engineer, LLM
Blink Ops
CloudDistributed SystemsDockerGoKubernetesMicroservicesPython
Member of Technical Staff, AI Migrations
Cockroach Labs
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: New York City • California, New York • 🇺🇸 United States
Visit company websiteJob Level
Lead
Tech Stack
CloudGoPythonSQL
About the role
- Build intelligent AI agents to modernize legacy SQL and convert complex legacy SQL and procedural logic into CockroachDB-native equivalents
- Design and architect an LLM-driven migration strategist to scan schemas and workload patterns and produce tailored migration plans
- Validate ideas through experimentation: design and run focused experiments to deliver incremental value in migrations
- Test and iterate with AI approaches: explore APIs, refine prompts, and tune models for procedural translation and analysis
- Partner with migrations domain experts and internal stakeholders to understand user pain points and gather feedback
- Prototype fast and turn promising experiments into scalable systems using Go, Python, and cloud infrastructure
- Track progress and define evaluation criteria (LLM accuracy, usability metrics) to guide validation and roadmap decisions
- Operate as a founding team member, moving from experimentation to implementation and helping define the product roadmap
Requirements
- Experimental mindset
- AI/ML technical foundation: Experience with LLMs, prompt engineering, and model evaluation
- Strong programming skills: Proficiency in Go, Python or similar languages
- Greenfield experience: Background building new products, prototypes, or research projects
- Collaborative problem-solving: Experience working with internal stakeholders and gathering requirements
- Technical communication: Ability to explain complex experimental results to diverse audiences
- Experience level: Ideally 7+ years of software engineering experience, with hands-on work in AI/ML
- Familiarity with APIs like OpenAI and Anthropic and tuning context windows
Benefits
- Stock Options
- Medical Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Life and Disability Insurance
- Professional Development Funds
- Flexible Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Sick Days
- Paid Parental Leave
- Retirement Benefits
- Mental Wellbeing Benefits
- And more!
ATS Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
SQLCockroachDBGoPythonAIMLLLMsprompt engineeringmodel evaluationAPIs
Soft skills
experimental mindsetcollaborative problem-solvingtechnical communication
