Backend Engineer - API
SpaceXAI · Not provided by source
MeritLog read this listing from SpaceXAI's Greenhouse job board and last checked it on September 12, 2026.
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Job details
- Work model
- Not provided by source
- Salary
- £107,000 – £262,000
- Location
- London, England, United Kingdom
Hiring context
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What the role asks for
What you'd do
- Build the SpaceXAI API that serves our models to developers worldwide
- Own the end-to-end system responsible for high-throughput inference, handling billions of tokens per minute with low latency and high availability, including model serving infrastructure, request routing, SDK development, rate limiting, observability, and efficient scaling
What they're asking for
- Expert knowledge of either Rust or C++Skill
- Experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining reliable and horizontally scalable distributed systemsSkill
- Knowledge of service observability and reliability best practicesSkill
- Experience in operating commonly used databases such as PostgreSQL, Clickhouse, and MongoDBSkill
- Experience with LLM inference engines and serving frameworks (e.g., SGLang, TensorRT, vLLM)SkillPreferred
- Experience designing or building with agent SDKs and agent orchestration frameworksSkillPreferred
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and containerized applicationsSkillPreferred
- Expert knowledge of gRPC (unary, response streaming, bi-directional streaming, REST mapping)SkillPreferred
Parsed by MeritLog from the employer’s own posting. The full description follows below.
Job description
SpaceXAI’s mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. Our team is small, highly motivated, and focused on engineering excellence. This organization is for individuals who appreciate challenging themselves and thrive on curiosity. We operate with a flat organizational structure. All employees are expected to be hands-on and to contribute directly to the company’s mission. Leadership is given to those who show initiative and consistently deliver excellence. Work ethic and strong prioritization skills are important. All employees are expected to have strong communication skills. They should be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with their teammates. ABOUT THE ROLE: As an ideal candidate you have a good understanding of how highly scalable and reliable production infrastructure is built. Most of our backend infrastructure is written in Rust. So familiarity with a compiled language such as C++, Rust, or Go is highly beneficial. RESPONSIBILITIES: • Build the SpaceXAI API that serves our models to developers worldwide • Own the end-to-end system responsible for high-throughput inference, handling billions of tokens per minute with low latency and high availability, including model serving infrastructure, request routing, SDK development, rate limiting, observability, and efficient scaling BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: • Expert knowledge of either Rust or C++ • Experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining reliable and horizontally scalable distributed systems • Knowledge of service observability and reliability best practices • Experience in operating commonly used databases such as PostgreSQL, Clickhouse, and MongoDB PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: • Experience with LLM inference engines and serving frameworks (e.g., SGLang, TensorRT, vLLM) • Experience designing or building with agent SDKs and agent orchestration frameworks • Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and containerized applications • Expert knowledge of gRPC (unary, response streaming, bi-directional streaming, REST mapping) COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS: £107,000 - £262,000 GBP Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at SpaceXAI, which also includes equity, comprehensive healthcare and dental coverage, cash plan, income protection, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks. SpaceXAI is an equal opportunity employer. For details on data processing, view our Recruitment Privacy Notice.
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