Software Engineer, Backend
- Salary
- $150K - $300K
- Level
- Mid
- Work type
- On-site · San Mateo
Not stated in the posting: visa.
Open. First seen 2 October 2026.
About the role
Wisdom AI's standard text
We are WisdomAI.
We exist to help people unlock clarity from complexity.
WisdomAI builds AI-powered analytics that put answers directly in the hands of the people closest to the business. Our platform doesn’t just surface insights — it explains the why behind them, helping teams move from data to decisions with speed, confidence, and context.
We’re trusted by companies like Cisco, Patreon, and Rubrik — and we’re just getting started.The problems here are hard, and the expectations are high. Our team is energized by both. If you’re compelled by ambitious problems, high standards, and meaningful ownership, you’ll thrive here.
About Wisdom
WisdomAI has the mission to provide access and insights from data to everyone. We believe in the power of data to drive better decisions and we believe with Generative AI, there is an opportunity to bring a disruptive change in how employees access insights within their organization. This is a great time to join the company as we have multiple Fortune100 companies as paying customers and still are early enough that you will get to define a lot of the product/engineering roadmap.
Role
We are looking for a backend/infrastructure engineer to join our founding team. We are working on building ML and data pipelines, which can be efficient, secure and highly scalable by design.
Job responsibilities
- Build large scale data pipelines to handle latency critical analytical workloads.
- Work with modern cloud infrastructure to build cost efficient and scalable systems.
- Work closely with customers and founders to define the product and engineering roadmap.
- Shape up the engineering culture and tech stack for the company.
Qualifications
- Experience working on large scale data pipelines.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field.
- Experience working in startup/fast paced teams is highly desirable.
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Our CRAFT
Wisdom AI's standard text
CRAFT isn’t a list of aspirational values. It’s how we hire, how we promote, how we resolve hard calls, and how we stay honest with ourselves.
C — Customer trust. Everything starts here. We listen carefully, act with integrity, and respond with urgency. Delight is downstream of trust — never the other way around.
R — Relentless on outcomes. We move with urgency, take initiative, and see things through. Effort isn’t the measure — results are. If something isn’t working, we change the approach now.
A — Authenticity. We say the hard things, directly and with respect. We also show up as full humans. That combination is how trust is earned and how we grow together.
F — First principles, grounded in reality. We don’t accept “that’s how it’s done.” We strip problems to what’s actually true and build up from there — then validate quickly and let real-world results decide.
T — Transparency. We share the why, not just the what. When something can’t be shared, we say so. We’re one team — information flows so we can do our best work and challenge each other when we’re wrong.
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Wisdom AI's standard text
Equal opportunity employer
WisdomAI is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive team where everyone can do their best work.
What this role asks for
In most of Wisdom AI's ads
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Named in most of its open postings, whatever the role.
36% of this description is written for the role. The rest is Wisdom AI's standard text, folded away below.
Compared with Wisdom AI's other open jobs.
The team: Engineering HIRES STEADILY
This role is one of 18 open in Engineering. 2 were posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in February: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
Cisco (18 of 18), Machine Learning (8 of 18), LLM (6 of 18), NLP (6 of 18), Python (6 of 18), Generative AI (4 of 18), Kubernetes (4 of 18)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- Research Engineer/ Applied Scientist posted Oct 21
- Research Engineer/ Applied Scientist posted Oct 21
- Machine Learning Engineer posted Sep 22
- Machine Learning Engineer posted Sep 22
- Machine Learning Engineer posted Sep 21
- Machine Learning Engineer posted Sep 21
- Software Engineer, Platforms posted Sep 21
- Software Engineer, Platforms posted Sep 21
- Software Engineer, Backend posted Sep 16
- Software Engineer, Backend posted Sep 16
- Software Engineer, Platforms posted Jun 16
- Software Engineer, Platforms posted Jun 16
- Technical Lead & Manager posted Jun 12
- Technical Lead & Manager posted Jun 12
- Software Engineer, Frontend/Fullstack posted Jun 1
- Software Engineer, Frontend/Fullstack posted Jun 1
- Software Engineer, Backend posted Feb 3
From the team and dates on Wisdom AI's own job board.
Other openings for this role
2 open postings for this role in San Mateo, first posted 2 October 2026. The company is likely hiring for more than one position. None has been taken down and posted again.
- 6 November 2026 – open
- 2 October 2026 – open (this posting)
Salary context
21 other open postings titled Software Engineer, Backend state a salary: median USD 176,400 to USD 285,600 a year.
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