Software Engineer, Backend

We're looking for a Backend Engineer to join our team! Inkeep helps companies turn their docs into AI search and support copilots. With Inkeep, users get immediate, personalized help while teams focus on answering novel questions. More than 100+ developer-first companies use Inkeep, resolving over 250K+ questions per month. Our customers include Pinecone, Postman, Anthropic, Clerk, Lemon Squeezy, PostHog, Scale, Bun, Resend, Metabase, and many more!

For this role, you will help build and scale our entire backend infrastructure. You will work on areas such as data ingestion pipelines, search engines, and vector databases to build the backbone of Inkeep’s best-in-class AI products.

Qualifications

• Exceptional Python background
• Strong fundamentals in databases: SQL, NoSQL, KV, Vector, Search, etc
• Experience with distributed data pipelines and scheduling systems

Our Culture

Regardless of role or experience, we expect all team members to:

1. Prioritize supporting and onboarding customers
2. Carefully consider both engineering and end-user implications
3. Have a high level of problem-solving, creativity, and systems thinking
4. Embrace change and new challenges/scope
5. Take initiative and ownership
6. Ship fast

We're looking for folks who are excited about applying AI/LLMs to real-world scenarios, creating value for others, and working with other top-tier team members in a fast-paced environment.

As an engineer, you'll have an outsized impact on the direction and outcome of the company while having many opportunities to grow in whatever directions you like.

The position is immediately available and primarily works in person in New York City, but open to folks in SF.