About this role
The Backend Engineer, AI (Agent Systems) position at Actai is a full-time role located in Poland, suited for software professionals with strong backend fundamentals who want to build proactive applications. This role focuses on owning the inference and orchestration layer that powers AI interactions.
Role Overview
The professional in this role will manage backend systems positioned between users and models. Responsibilities include building production APIs for mobile and desktop clients where metrics like latency, correctness, reliability, and cost matter.
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About the Company
Actai builds proactive, AI-native applications designed to bring intelligence to conversations, errands, organising, and workflows with minimal prompting. The organization focuses on long-running workflows, persistent context, real-world task completion, and reducing hallucinations. The team operates as a small, hands-on group that makes collective decisions and executes independently.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should apply on the official company careers page.
Skills and tech stack
Questions candidates ask
Where is the job located?
The position is based in Poland.
What technologies are used in the tech stack?
The tech stack includes Python, Node.js, PyTorch, OpenAI, Anthropic, open-source LLMs, SQL, NoSQL, Kubernetes, and Docker.
What is the interview process like?
The process involves between three and four interviews conducted via virtual meetings and/or onsite, evaluated by technical team members.
What is the primary focus of the engineering work?
The focus is on building and operating backend systems that serve AI-powered features, designing inference pipelines and orchestration layers, handling production monitoring and incident response, and optimizing latency and throughput.