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Senior Backend AI Platform Engineer

Lydia AI

Build reliable AI infrastructure with Python and distributed systems at Lydia AI, working hybrid in Toronto to advance ORCA's platform.

As a Senior Backend and AI Platform Engineer, you will improve ORCA's execution architecture and establish AI-native engineering practices. You will design backend services, APIs, asynchronous workflows, and secure distributed execution. The work supports reusable AI workflows for enterprise partners and distributors.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop backend services for reusable AI workflows and APIs
  • Expose ORCA through A2A and MCP protocols
  • Implement durable execution, retries, recovery, and monitoring
  • Establish tested workflow contracts and address technical gaps
  • Use AI coding agents and automated testing

Requirements:

  • Five plus years building production backend or distributed systems
  • Strong Python and database skills
  • Experience designing APIs and asynchronous workflows
  • Cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, and production debugging experience
  • Understanding of AI agents, tool calling, and evaluation

Apply backend, Python, distributed systems, and AI agent expertise to make ORCA reliable, secure, and accessible.

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