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Senior Backend Engineer

Overview
Skills
  • TypeScript TypeScript
  • Python Python
  • Node.js Node.js
  • RESTful API RESTful API
  • API design
  • Webhooks
  • Streaming
  • Service architecture
  • SDK development
  • Real-time architectures
  • gRPC
  • Event-driven systems
  • Event pipelines
  • Distributed systems
  • Authentication
  • Extensibility frameworks
  • High-throughput services
  • Infrastructure tooling
  • LangChain
  • LLM ecosystems
  • Plugin architectures
  • PydanticAI
  • Databases
  • Data platforms
  • Concurrency
  • Async systems
  • AI

abra R&D is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer!

abra R&D is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to help build the next‑generation Database built from scratch for AI Agents.

This role focuses on building the developer-facing platform around the core database engine- enabling seamless integration with AI agent frameworks (LangChain, PydanticAI, and others), as well as external systems via connectors, plugins, and SDKs.

What You’ll Do

  • Design and build MCP APIs and core backend services
  • Develop and maintain SDKs (Python, TypeScript,Node.js)
  • Build connectors and plugins for AI agent platforms (LangChain, PydanticAI, others)
  • Design clean, scalable, and ergonomic developer-facing APIs
  • Own integration infrastructure (auth, streaming, event pipelines, webhooks)
  • Build and optimize real-time data flows between agents, services, and the database
  • Collaborate closely with database engineers to expose powerful capabilities through well-designed APIs
  • Ensure reliability, observability, and performance of all external-facing systems


Requirements:

  • 5+ years of backend development experience
  • Strong proficiency in at least one of: Python, TypeScript or Node.js
  • Experience designing and building production-grade APIs
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems and service architecture
  • Experience with event-driven systems, streaming, or real-time architectures
  • Solid understanding of API design best practices (REST/gRPC, versioning, developer experience)

Strong Plus

  • Experience building developer platforms or public SDKs
  • Familiarity with AI/LLM ecosystems (LangChain, agents, tool calling)
  • Experience with plugin architectures or extensibility frameworks
  • Background in data platforms, databases, or infrastructure tooling
  • Experience with async systems, concurrency, and high-throughput services

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