Software Engineer, Backend

About this role

At Tessera Labs, we’re revolutionizing business process automation with cutting-edge AI technology. Backed by Foundation Capital and led by a world-class founding team, we’re building a high-impact engineering group to bring AI-powered automation to the enterprise world.


Our multi-agent AI systems transform complex business workflows—eliminating inefficiencies, optimizing operations, and enabling seamless integrations across platforms like SAP, Salesforce, and Workday. We move fast, solve hard problems, and build at the bleeding edge of AI.


About The Role
We’re looking for a Backend Engineer (Mid-Level) who thrives in a fast-paced, high-ownership startup environment. You’ll help design, build, and maintain the backend systems that power Tessera’s AI automation platform — including scalable APIs, data pipelines, and integrations with enterprise systems.


This role is hands-on and ideal for someone who enjoys building distributed systems, solving challenging backend problems, and contributing to architectural discussions in a collaborative, fast-moving team.


Key Responsibilities


Core Development

• Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs and backend services using Python (FastAPI, SQLAlchemy).
• Build reliable microservices that support data processing, automation, and AI system integrations.
• Implement and optimize database schemas, queries, and caching for performance and scalability.
• Contribute to data pipelines and synchronization services across enterprise integrations.

AI & Systems Integration

• Connect backend services with AI model servers, vector databases, and automation workflows.
• Enable smooth data exchange between AI agents and enterprise systems like Salesforce, SAP, and Workday.

Scalability & Reliability

• Identify and fix performance bottlenecks in backend code and databases.
• Implement caching, monitoring, and logging to ensure system reliability and observability.
• Collaborate with DevO...