Company Overview
Aida is a B2B enterprise AI company founded by Piyush Prahladka, former co-founder of Glean (a unicorn valued at $7.2B), and Atish Das Sarma, former head of growth engineering at Patreon and head of AI at Apple Cloud. Currently operating in stealth mode, Aida is developing deep AI assistants tailored for every role. The company is well-funded, having secured a significant seed round.
Aida’s team consists of 20 members based in Palo Alto and India. We are seeking a strong Backend and Infra Engineer who is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
Must-have skills:
Solid coding experience in Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, and other languages
Strong background in Data Structures and Algorithms
Solid system design skills, with the ability to describe moderately complex system design problems in technical depth
Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases
Knowledge of at least one public cloud platform—AWS, GCP, or Azure
Familiarity with modern cloud environments: Docker & containerization, infrastructure-as-code, DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and automation
Experience with modern monitoring/logging architectures (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, fluent-bit, DataDog) and the ability to discuss these systems
Strong networking knowledge: DNS, firewalls, routing, VPC peering, packet-sniffing, security groups, ports, tcpdump, DNS caching, etc.
Solid Linux/Unix fundamentals
Hands-on experience with network security and database systems
At least 3 years of relevant experience
Nice to have:
Prior startup experience
Other:
Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in CS or a related field with a strong academic background
Competitive pay and benefits
Skills Required
- Solid coding experience in Python
- Solid coding experience in JavaScript/TypeScript
- Strong background in Data Structures and Algorithms
- Solid system design skills for moderately complex systems
- Experience with SQL databases
- Experience with NoSQL databases
- Knowledge of at least one public cloud platform (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
- Familiarity with Docker and containerization
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code
- Experience with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and automation
- Experience with monitoring/logging architectures (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, fluent-bit, DataDog)
- Strong networking knowledge (DNS, firewalls, routing, VPC peering, security groups, packet-sniffing)
- Experience with tcpdump and network troubleshooting
- Solid Linux/Unix fundamentals
- Hands-on experience with network security and database systems
- At least 3 years of relevant experience
- Bachelor's and/or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field
- Prior startup experience
What We Do
AIDA is an industry-leading solution for end-to-end intelligent document processing and management. It empowers businesses to digitize and extract valuable data from invoices, contracts, and correspondence using a no-code interface and a Hybrid-AI engine. Designed for enterprise users, AIDA streamlines operations by automating tasks and allowing users to train the system after processing just a single document, significantly increasing organizational productivity.
