About SERA
SERA builds intelligent systems that help greenhouse operators understand their data and make better decisions. Our platform combines advanced analytics, agentic AI, and scalable backend infrastructure to support high-tech farms around the world.
We are looking for a Senior AI / Backend Engineer to design and scale the core infrastructure behind our AI products. You will work on backend services, data pipelines, model integrations, and agentic systems used daily by growers and agronomists.
Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs that support our AI platform
Integrate LLMs and agentic frameworks into production workflows
Develop retrieval, orchestration, and tool-execution layers for AI agents
Architect systems that are scalable, reliable, and performant
Deploy and operate services on AWS (Docker, Lambda, ECS and related services)
Collaborate with Product and Customer teams to deliver reliable, high-impact features
Contribute to technical design, code quality, and engineering best practices
Requirements
Solid backend engineering experience (Python, REST APIs, databases)
Hands-on experience integrating LLMs or AI frameworks (LangGraph, LlamaIndex or similar)
Experience building AI agents that interact with tools, APIs, or structured data
Good understanding of RAG pipelines, prompt engineering, and function/tool execution
Proficiency with AWS services, containerization, and DevOps fundamentals
Ability to design clean, scalable architectures and reason clearly about trade-offs
Comfortable working in a fast-paced startup environment
Nice to Have
Experience with data pipelines, event systems, or real-time processing
Familiarity with agricultural or industrial IoT data
Knowledge of vector databases, embeddings, and search systems
Exposure to frontend frameworks or full-stack environments
What We Offer
High ownership and autonomy in a product-driven engineering team
Opportunity to design core AI infrastructure from the ground up
Direct impact on a global, sustainability-focused industry
Competitive compensation and growth opportunities
If this sounds interesting, we’d like to hear from you.