Software Engineer, Backend

Build a safer world with us, one incident at a time.
Ambient.ai is a unified, AI-powered physical security platform helping the world’s leading enterprises reduce risk, improve operational efficiency, and gain critical insights. Seven of the top 10 U.S. technology companies, along with multiple Fortune 500 organizations, rely on Ambient.ai to modernize their physical security infrastructure.

Our platform uses advanced AI and computer vision to seamlessly integrate with existing camera and sensor systems, enabling real-time monitoring and proactive threat detection. By reducing false alarms by over 95%, Ambient.ai allows security teams to focus on real threats and prevent incidents before they occur.

Founded in 2017 and backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, and Allegion Ventures, Ambient.ai is a Series B company on a mission to make every security incident preventable.

We’ve found that in-person time meaningfully supports collaboration, creativity, and team alignment. Our engineering, product, design, and marketing teams work from our Redwood City office 3 days per week. All other Bay Area employees join on Fridays to stay connected and close out the week together.

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Position Overview:

As a Product Backend Engineer, you will design, develop, and optimize backend systems that directly impact user-facing web applications. You will collaborate closely with front-end engineers, product managers, and designers to ensure seamless integration and a stellar user experience. Your expertise in Python and backend technologies will help shape scalable, reliable, and efficient systems that meet business needs and user demands.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain backend APIs, services, and systems to support user-facing features.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and translate them into technical specifications.

• Ensure backend systems are scalable, secure, and performant under high-traffic conditions.

• Debug, diagnose, and resolve technical issues across the backend stack.

• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code, adhering to best practices.

• Implement robust monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to ensure high system reliability.

• Contribute to architectural discussions and decisions to drive product innovation.

• Participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback to peers and fostering a culture of excellence.

The impact you’ll make:

• You will play a pivotal role in designing, developing, and optimizing backend systems that drive our AI-first, user-facing product.

• You will take ownership of a key product area, contributing to groundbreaking 0-1 features and scaling them to meet user and business demands.

• Your work will involve close collaboration with front-end engineers, product managers, and designers, ensuring seamless integration and delivering an exceptional user experience.

• Leveraging your expertise in Python and backend technologies, you’ll help build scalable, reliable, and efficient systems that power the core of our product.

• Your contributions will directly shape the future of our platform and its impact on our users.

The amazing skills you bring to Ambient.ai:

• 3+ years of experience as a backend engineer working on user-facing web products.

• Proficiency in Python and frameworks like Flask, Django, or FastAPI.

• Experience with RESTful APIs, GraphQL APIs, gRPC, and working with real-time communication technologies.

• Strong understanding of databases (SQL and NoSQL) and efficient data modeling.

• Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure).

• Ability to troubleshoot, debug, and optimize backend performance.

• Exposure to front-end technologies (e.g., React, Angular, or Vue.js) to understand end-to-end workflows.

Why join us:

• We are creating an entirely new category within a 120+ billion-dollar physical security industry and looking for team members who are also passionate about our mission to prevent every security incident possible

• We have an impressive customer roster of F500 companies, including Adobe, VMware, and SentinelOne

• Regular Full-time employees receive stock options for the opportunity to share ownership in the success of our company

• We offer flexible time off to rest and recharge, including Winter Break (time off between Christmas and New Year’s for most roles depending on customer demand)

• The latest tech and awesome swag will be delivered to your door

• Enjoy a full range of opportunities to connect with your awesome co-workers

• We love to hike, are foodies, and love music! Check out our most recent ambient Spotify Playlist

Ambient.ai is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Ambient does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition, family care status, military or veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws. Ambient is an E-Verify participant.