AI Senior Backend Engineer

Job Description
About Us
HiBob helps modern, mid-size businesses transform the way they manage people, giving HR and managers all they need to connect, engage, develop, and retain top talent. Since 2015, we've achieved consecutive triple-digit year-over-year growth, all backed by our amazing team of Bobbers from across the globe, making us the choice HRIS of over 5000 midsize and multinational companies.Our HR platform is intuitive, data-driven, and built for the way people work today: globally, remotely, and collaboratively. Fast-growing companies such as Gong, Fiverr, and VaynerMedia rely on Bob to help them create the best work experiences for their people.

Come and be you with us
Being a Bobber is all about being you. We want you to bring all parts of yourself to work. giving you the freedom and confidence to be the best you and do your best work.

we're waiting with open arms. Come join us.

About the Team
The 
AI team
 at Bob is at the forefront of integrating cutting-edge AI technologies into our product, delivering features that enhance user experience, empower decision-making, and drive business insights.

We work in a 
true continuous delivery environment
, with fully automated QA processes and a modern microservices architecture — deploying to

Job Requirements
Requirements are often considered a measure of how equipped you are to do the job, but sometimes they aren't the only factor.

If you don't have every skill listed here but believe you'd be a great fit, we'd still love to hear from you

• 6+ years of experience
  as a software engineer with a strong emphasis on backend development.
• Excellent knowledge of
  software design, clean architecture, and scalable distributed systems
  .
• Proven experience in
  leading end-to-end feature development
  — from design through implementation, testing, and deployment.
• Solid experience with
  testing methodologies
  (unit testing, TDD, mocking, etc.).
• Proficiency with
  relational databases
  (PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.).
• Strong programming skills in Python are a must.
• Experience with LLMs in production
  is a strong advantage.
• Experience with
  cloud platforms
  (AWS or equivalent) is a plus.
• Independent, fast learner, and passionate about exploring new technologies.
• Proactive team player with a desire to impact our team, our product, and our customers.

Job Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain 
  backend infrastructure and microservices
  supporting AI-driven features.
• Collaborate closely with the 
  infra and data groups
  to ensure smooth 
  integration of AI models and services
  into Bob's core systems.
• Develop and optimize 
  APIs, data pipelines, and background processing workflows
  .
• Ensure 
  performance, scalability, and resilience
  of production systems handling real-time AI interactions.
• Drive 
  engineering excellence
  through code reviews, architecture discussions, and automation.
• Mentor other backend developers and promote best practices in software design, testing, and deployment.

Job Benefits
Join our village
HiBob is a village filled with amazing people and we're especially proud of that. It's a place where Bobbers can be themselves. We're about fun, dreams, hopes and ambition, just as much as we are about precision, growth, and top performance. Becoming a Bobber means you'll receive competitive compensation, benefits, and pre-IPO equity alongside all of this:

• Company share options plan
• We have a flexible hybrid working model
• Work from home allowance- to get your home office set up
• Payment for sick leave from the first day
• 2 Social Impact days per year for volunteering
• Annual Headspace subscription and wellness benefits
• Awesome employee referral program- $2,500 for each successful referral with an additional ambassador programme
• 10 bis or cibus/wolt- you get to pick
• Transportation allowance
• Dog-friendly
• Temporary remote work from anywhere in the world for up to 2 months (after 6 months of employment)
• Fun company and team social events (locally and virtually with our global teams)
• Bob balance days - 4 additional days within a calendar year - Enjoy a company-wide long weekend at the beginning of each quarter

If this sounds like something you've been looking for, we'd love to have you. Come on, join our village