Join Orkes as a Senior Backend Engineer to build mission-critical infrastructure for AI agent interactions in a collaborative environment.
Posted by employer 1 month ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 week ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
AI in the day-to-day
We enable enterprises to seamlessly bridge the gap between LLM-driven reasoning and deterministic execution.
Requirements
- Experience
- 7+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
In the role of Senior Backend Engineer at Orkes, the individual will focus on developing and maintaining the architecture for a multi-cloud control plane that supports complex AI workflows. Proficiency in an object-oriented programming language, along with experience in cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP, is essential, as is the ability to lead cross-team initiatives and manage operational architecture. This position is ideal for seasoned engineers with a strong background in distributed systems and AI coding, looking to contribute to transformative infrastructure in a dynamic environment.
Joblaze insights
- Listed 9 days ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Orkes's career page.
- Orkes has 20 other open roles including Site Reliability Engineer, Human Resources Manager, Product Manager.
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- Salary band is in line with the typical range for Backend roles (median ~$180,000).
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Quick facts
- Is the Senior Backend Engineer (Full-Stack Capable) role remote?
- No — this is an on-site role in In Office - Santa Clara, CA .
- What's the salary range?
- Orkes lists $180,000–$240,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 7 years of relevant experience for this Senior Backend Engineer (Full-Stack Capable) role.
- Where is the role based?
- Orkes is hiring for this position in In Office - Santa Clara, CA .
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AWS, Azure, C++, GCP, Go, Java.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Orkes targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Senior Backend Engineer (Full-Stack Capable) role at Orkes.
From the original posting
*Position is IN OFFICE at our Santa Clara, CA (San Francisco Bay Area) office
About Us
Orkes is the operating system for AI agents and workflows, providing the battle-tested infrastructure required to move AI from simple conversation to real-world action. Built on the open-source Conductor engine, our platform empowers developers to orchestrate complex business processes at scale, handling billions of workflows without worrying about failure or visibility. We enable enterprises to seamlessly bridge the gap between LLM-driven reasoning and deterministic execution, creating reliable pathways for AI to drive actual business value.
The Opportunity
As a Senior Backend Engineer at Orkes, you will work at the frontier of agentic workflow development, building the platform that defines how enterprises scale AI agent interactions. You will own the architecture of our multi-cloud control plane, designing critical guardrails and orchestration layers that make complex agentic workflows production-ready. This is a unique opportunity to build mission-critical infrastructure that transforms experimental AI prototypes into scalable business engines.
Must-haves
- 7+ years of experience
- Deep Object Oriented language experience (at least one; eg Java, Go, C++)
- Sets patterns and leads reviews in a large codebase
- Depth in one of AWS/Azure/GCP Cloud Platforms
- Drives ambiguous, cross-team initiatives from problem to measured outcome
- Owns operational architecture — on-call, observability, SLOs, blast-radius containment
- Ships full-stack vertical slices in React/TS when needed
- Distributed-systems architect — has designed systems with real consistency/availability tradeoffs at scale
- AI-coding experience - look for those who prescribe/tell AI exactly what to do vs those who ask AI to make judgment calls and decisions
Nice-to-haves: all-three-clouds hands-on; Java/Spring Boot preferred; Netflix Conductor/Temporal; Go; multi-tenant control-plane at scale; chaos/perf engineering. Experience with building for portability vs. cloud-native calls
More Details
We offer a competitive total compensation package, featuring a base salary starting at $180,000–$240,000 depending on experience and leveling, plus generous equity. When determining compensation, a number of factors will be considered: skills, experience, job scope, location, and competitive compensation market data.
- Status: Full-Time
- Type: In-Office
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area (Santa Clara, CA)
- Department: Cloud & Platform Engineering
- Reports to: Head of Engineering
Benefits
- Comprehensive health coverage including medical, dental, and vision
- Flexible PTO
- Support for personal development
At Orkes, we are committed to building a team that reflects a rich tapestry of perspectives, identities, and professional experiences. We believe that diversity is not just a checkbox, but a driving force behind innovation, creativity, and success. By embracing a variety of backgrounds, we cultivate an inclusive environment where every team member feels valued and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work.
Join us at Orkes and be a part of a team where your unique perspectives are not only welcomed but celebrated. Together we are shaping the future technology by leveraging the strength that comes from embracing diversity in all its forms. Your Journey with us is an opportunity to contribute to something greater and make a lasting impact.