Sr Backend Engineer - AI

Ovii's Interpretation of the Role

SigNoz seeks a senior backend engineer to drive AI‑focused infrastructure for its observability platform. The role blends Go and async Python expertise with LLM/GenAI feature development in a remote‑first, high‑ownership environment.

Role Snapshot

• Senior Backend Engineer
• AI‑focused infrastructure
• Go & async Python
• Distributed systems
• LLM/GenAI features
• Remote‑first
• Observability platform

Must-Have Requirements

• Go
• Python (async)
• FastAPI
• Distributed systems
• LLM/GenAI feature development
• Server‑Sent Events (SSE)
• Backend security
• backend development
• async Python
• distributed systems
• LLM/GenAI feature delivery

Nice-to-Have Signals

• OpenTelemetry
• ClickHouse
• Kafka
• Kubernetes
• Open source contributions
• observability platform
• open source contributions
• AI/ML product teams

Work Setup

• Location: India
• Work mode: REMOTE
• Remote scope: COUNTRY_RESTRICTED
• Remote countries: India
• Employment type: Full-Time

Not Specified in JD

• Visa sponsorship
• Salary range
• Equity
• Relocation
• Notice period
• Coding test
• Portfolio
• GitHub
• Writing sample
• Cover letter

What You'll Likely Work On

• Build and evolve the Noz AI teammate, handling agent orchestration, tool execution, and result‑streaming APIs.
• Develop the SigNoz MCP server to expose observability data to LLM agents.
• Implement core agent‑backend capabilities such as long‑running execution, secure SSE streaming, tool calling, and session‑state management.
• Create LLM/GenAI observability features that let teams monitor AI applications via OpenTelemetry.
• Drive end‑to‑end initiatives from problem discovery through design, implementation, and rollout.
• Produce clear technical documentation and communicate design trade‑offs.

Good Fit If You Have

• 5‑8 years shipping backend systems in production.
• Strong Go concurrency expertise and async Python experience.
• Proven track record delivering LLM/GenAI features at scale.
• Effective communicator who writes clear technical docs.