Senior AI Platform Developer

Posted Yesterday
Hiring Remotely in United States
Remote or Hybrid
Senior level
Software
The Role
Design, build, and operate scalable backend services and internal APIs for an AI platform. Integrate LLMs and AI tools into production workflows, ensure platform reliability via observability and incident response, optimize AI runtime performance and cost, and contribute to shared infra like CI/CD and deployments.
Summary Generated by Built In

MaintainX is the world's leading AI-powered maintenance and asset management platform, serving 14,000+ customers including Duracell, Shell, Cintas, and Brenntag. We raised $150M in Series D funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners and Bain Capital Ventures, bringing our total funding to $254M. We were named to the Forbes 2025 Cloud 100, the definitive ranking of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world. We're growing fast and hiring the talent to match.

We’re looking for a Senior AI Platform Developer to build the shared systems that enable teams across MaintainX to ship AI-powered products reliably at scale. You will design and operate internal services that standardize how AI workloads run in production, with clear abstractions, safe defaults, and strong observability. This role is focused on platform leverage- reducing operational and cognitive load for other developers while raising the bar for reliability, performance, and delivery speed across the AI stack.

What you’ll do:
  • Build and operate scalable backend services and internal APIs for the AI platform.

  • Integrate LLMs and AI tool execution into reliable, production-ready workflows.

  • Own production reliability for AI platform infrastructure through observability, alerting, and incident response.

  • Improve performance and cost efficiency of AI runtimes through profiling, tuning, and capacity planning.

  • Contribute to shared infra: CI/CD, observability, deployments

About you: 
  • 5+ years of experience in Python backend development + systems design experience.

  • Experience shipping AI-powered or LLM-integrated backend systems.

  • Comfort working across multiple layers (services, data, infrastructure, AI tooling).

  • Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure) and IaC (Terraform/Pulumi).

  • Experience with distributed systems and asynchronous processing.

  • Have familiarity with AI or data-heavy services where reliability and cost matter at scale.

What’s in it for you:
  • Competitive salary and meaningful equity opportunities.

  • Healthcare, dental, and vision coverage.

  • 401(k) / RRSP enrollment program.

  • Take what you need PTO.

  • A Work Culture where:

    • You’ll work alongside folks across the globe that reflect the MaintainX values: Smart Humble Optimists.

    • We believe in meritocracy, where ideas and effort are publicly celebrated.


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Our mission is to deliver one platform for maintenance, repair & operations teams to keep the physical world running. We believe the greatest asset in any organization is the people. That’s why we built an intuitive, mobile-first solution to help boost productivity and collaboration across teams and locations.

MaintainX is committed to creating a diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Skills Required

  • 5+ years of Python backend development and systems design experience
  • Experience shipping AI-powered or LLM-integrated backend systems
  • Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or Pulumi)
  • Experience with distributed systems and asynchronous processing
  • Comfort working across services, data, infrastructure, and AI tooling
  • Familiarity with AI or data-heavy services where reliability and cost matter at scale

MaintainX Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about MaintainX and has not been reviewed or approved by MaintainX.

  • Strong & Reliable Incentives Feedback suggests incentive structures with accelerators can significantly boost earnings for high performers, making roles feel rewarding when targets are met.
  • Healthcare Strength Company materials indicate comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage as core benefits, and feedback suggests employees value the breadth of this coverage.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Job materials describe flexible or 'take what you need' PTO policies, and feedback suggests this flexibility supports work-life balance.

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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, California
300 Employees
Year Founded: 2018

What We Do

MaintainX is the leading maintenance and work execution software, designed specifically for industrial and frontline teams. We help companies streamline maintenance operations, improve asset management, and empower workers—all while delivering insights that can improve your bottom line. As a mobile-first platform, MaintainX delivers a modern, IoT-enabled solution for maintenance, reliability, and operations teams trusted by over 6,500 companies worldwide. If you’re looking for a CMMS solution that’s easy to use and implement, look no further. The MaintainX platform manages over 15 million work orders and 2.5 million assets, and is used by hundreds of thousands of workers globally. We help customers reduce unplanned downtime and increase asset availability, while meeting complex compliance needs and keeping workers safe. Ready to ditch the clipboard? Here's what we can help your team digitize: -Maintenance Work Orders -Preventive Maintenance -Safety Procedures -Safety and Environmental Audits -Multi-site Reporting -IoT & ERP Integrations -Auditing/Inspection Workflows -Training Checklists -Parts Order Management & Vendor Connections We’re proud to serve some of the world’s largest brands, including Duracell, AB InBev, Univar, Cintas, McDonalds, Titan America, and many more. To learn more, please visit www.maintainx.com

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