--- title: Member Technical Staff Backend at LlamaIndex description: LlamaIndex is hiring for the Member Technical Staff Backend role in San Francisco, CA. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/member-technical-staff-backend-at-llamaindex-01a146f5-a434-74e3-9c9c-fbee82dd1f43 date: 2026-11-15T01:26:44Z og_description: Join LlamaIndex as Member Technical Staff Backend in San Francisco, CA. Pays $180K–$250K per year. Full-time, hybrid role. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/vrnu1g.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | LlamaIndex | | **Location** | San Francisco, CA (Hybrid) | | **Salary** | $180K/yr - $250K/yr | | **Type** | Full Time | | **Posted** | Oct 17, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** A · Low risk. Probably a real opening. ## Visa sponsorship - **H-1B:** No H-1B sponsorship on record for LlamaIndex. - **E-Verify:** No E-Verify enrollment on record for LlamaIndex. ## Pay for similar jobs Most similar jobs pay $186,000 – $245,000 a year (median $215,000). ## Description **Join us and help shape the future of AI by defining the narrative around document understanding.** ## About the Role LlamaIndex's backend application platform team is hiring for an experienced (4+ years) backend engineer excited to build new features and scale out our ingestion and AI systems! LlamaIndex is backed by Greylock and has grow significantly in the last year from a combination of open source and private enterprise interest. Our teams and positions offer terrific growth and ownership opportunities as we expand our engineering team to power our next phase of growth! ## Responsibilities - [Primary] Build out new features and scale our backend capabilities focused scaling out our core APIs * Backend stack: **Python**, Node.JS, K8s, Terraform, Postgres, Temporal, etc. - [Secondary] Work closely with prospects and customers to build production solutions. ## Qualifications - Experience with shipping completely new product features from scratch. Have gone from prototype to production serving end users in a short amount of time. - Shipped or otherwise interested in AI/LLM-native applications. - Iterated rapidly with customers or other engineers - translate user feedback into features back to proactive user discovery. Help jointly develop and iterate on product roadmap for core features. - Shipped applications at scale ## **Location** We offer a hybrid-friendly culture based out of our downtown San Francisco office. ## **Why Join Us?** - **Impactful Mission:** Work on innovative AI products that redefine how knowledge is accessed and utilized. - **Collaborative Team:** Join a team of passionate individuals committed to pushing the boundaries of technology. - **Growth Opportunities:** Be at the forefront of the AI revolution, with ample opportunities to grow alongside our scaling organization. ## **Additional Benefits** - Competitive base salary and equity compensation - Comprehensive medical/dental/vision coverage for you and your family - Unlimited paid time off policy - Daily catered lunch and snacks in the San Francisco office ***Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.*** ***LlamaIndex does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, employees, or any other organization location. LlamaIndex is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.*** ## Skills - Temporal - User Feedback - Data Ingestion - Open-Source Software - Python - PostgreSQL - Terraform - Kubernetes - LlamaIndex - Large Language Models (Llm) - Product Roadmaps - Node.js ## Benefits - Vision Insurance - Paid Time Off (Pto) - Employee Stock Options (ESOs) - Food and Meals ## Related - [Technology & Software jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/technology-and-software?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Software Development jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/technology-and-software/software-development?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Software Developer / Engineer jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/technology-and-software/software-development/software-developer-engineer?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Browse all companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) ## Explore this job market - [California](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 260756 jobs - [Software Products](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/software-products?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 118921 jobs - [San Francisco, CA](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california/san-francisco?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 27904 jobs ## Related pages - [California](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 260756 jobs - [Software Products](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/software-products?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 118921 jobs - [San Francisco, CA](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california/san-francisco?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 27904 jobs ## Browse - [Companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by country](https://www.foundrole.com/locations?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs in the United States by state and city](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B sponsors by location](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-sponsors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B salaries](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-salaries?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Sectors and industries](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by career field](https://www.foundrole.com/careers?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Latest jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/latest?utm_source=ai_markdown)